Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014
1h 32min

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.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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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.
    Released
    12 December 2014
    Runtime
    1h 32min
    Director
    Budget
    $813,505
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Cohen Welles Project
Cast
Simon Callow
Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles
Self - Orson's Classmate
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor
Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
James Naremore
Self - Writer and Film Scholar
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Film Critic
Henry Jaglom
Henry Jaglom
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Joseph McBride
Joseph McBride
Self - Welles' Biographer
Peter Brook
Peter Brook
Self - Filmmaker
Walter Murch
Walter Murch
Self - Film and Sound Editor
Eric Sherman
Self - Filmmaker
Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras
Self - Filmmaker
Oja Kodar
Oja Kodar
Self - Actress and Orson's Companion
Buck Henry
Buck Henry
Self - Actor
Richard Benjamin
Richard Benjamin
Self - Filmmaker
Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck
Self - Chef
Stefan Drößler
Self - Film Restorer
Michael Dawson
Self - Film Restorer
Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky
Self - Filmmaker
Frank Marshall
Frank Marshall
Self - Filmmaker
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ruth Ford
Ruth Ford
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Norman Corwin
Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)
William Alland
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Reggie Armour
Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
William Randolph Hearst
Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)
John Houseman
John Houseman
Self - Actor (archive footage)
William Friedkin
William Friedkin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Self - Producer (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Suzanne Cloutier
Suzanne Cloutier
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Beatrice Welles
Beatrice Welles
Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Self - Actor (archive footage)
George Lucas
George Lucas
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Peter Viertel
Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Huston
John Huston
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
François Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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