Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

12/12/2014 (US) • 1h 32m

Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$813,505.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

cinema on cinema

movie business

biography

cinema history

portrait of an artist

hollywood history

portrait of a filmmaker

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