Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
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.
- Date of release
- 2014-12-12
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (38)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Chuck Workman
Casting
- 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
- Jonathan Rosenbaum — Self - Film Critic
- Henry Jaglom — Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
- Joseph McBride — Self - Welles' Biographer
Interesting facts
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles is a 2014 American documentary film by Chuck Workman.
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