Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985)
Welles had a lifelong interest in magic, having been taught his first magic tricks by Harry Houdini in the 1920s, when Welles was still a boy. In this unfinished television special, filmed between 1976 and 1985, Welles performs various magic tricks for the camera, promising that no trick photography is used.
- Date of release
- 1985-01-24
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 27m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Orson Welles
Casting
- Orson Welles — Self
- Angie Dickinson — Self
- Allen Bracken — Magician's Assistant
- Gary Graver — Self
- Roger Hill — Self
- Shawn Stevens — Self
Interesting facts
Orson Welles' Magic Show is an unfinished television special by Orson Welles, filmed between 1976 and 1985. In it, Welles performs various magic tricks for the camera, promising that no trick photography is used.
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