Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5
2014
1h 32m
Documentary
Director: Chuck Workman
Overview
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
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Cast
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Self - Orson's Classmate
Joanne Hill Styles
Self - Orson's Classmate
Self - Actor
Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor
Self - Stage and Film Director
Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Self - Filmmaker
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Writer and Film Scholar
James Naremore
Self - Writer and Film Scholar
Self - Film Critic
Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Film Critic
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Henry Jaglom
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Self - Welles' Biographer
Joseph McBride
Self - Welles' Biographer
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