Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

December 12, 201492 min6.7EN
Documentary

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

Simon Callow
Simon CallowSelf - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles
Christopher WellesSelf - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles
Joanne Hill StylesSelf - Orson's Classmate
Norman Lloyd
Norman LloydSelf - Actor
Julie Taymor
Julie TaymorSelf - Stage and Film Director
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Paolo Cherchi UsaiSelf - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter BogdanovichSelf - Filmmaker
James Naremore
James NaremoreSelf - Writer and Film Scholar
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis MitchellSelf - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan RosenbaumSelf - Film Critic