Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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

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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  • Release Date: 2014-12-12
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Director: Chuck Workman

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    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

    • Jonathan Rosenbaum

      Self - Film Critic

    • Henry Jaglom

      Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

    • Joseph McBride

      Self - Welles' Biographer

    • Peter Brook

      Self - Filmmaker

    • Walter Murch

      Self - Film and Sound Editor

    • Eric Sherman

      Self - Filmmaker

    • Costa-Gavras

      Self - Filmmaker

    • Oja Kodar

      Self - Actress and Orson's Companion

    • Buck Henry

      Self - Actor

    • Richard Benjamin

      Self - Filmmaker

    • Wolfgang Puck

      Self - Chef

    • Stefan Drößler

      Self - Film Restorer

    • Michael Dawson

      Self - Film Restorer

    • Paul Mazursky

      Self - Filmmaker

    • Frank Marshall

      Self - Filmmaker

    • Orson Welles

      Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

    • Micheál Mac Liammóir

      Self - Actor (archive footage)

    • 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

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • William Randolph Hearst

      Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)

    • John Houseman

      Self - Actor (archive footage)

    • William Friedkin

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Robert Wise

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Richard Wilson

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Pandro S. Berman

      Self - Producer (archive footage)

    • Martin Scorsese

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Suzanne Cloutier

      Self - Actress (archive footage)

    • Beatrice Welles

      Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)

    • Charlton Heston

      Self - Actor (archive footage)

    • George Lucas

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Anthony Perkins

      Self - Actor (archive footage)

    • Richard Linklater

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Jeanne Moreau

      Self - Actress (archive footage)

    • Peter Viertel

      Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)

    • Sydney Pollack

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • John Huston

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • Dennis Hopper

      Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    • François Mitterrand

      Self - Politician (archive footage)

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