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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Chuck Workman

2014

  • Documentary
6.5

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.

Cast & crew

  • Chuck WorkmanDirector
  • Simon CallowSelf - Actor and Welles' Biographer
  • Christopher WellesSelf - Orson's Oldest Daughter
  • Joanne Hill StylesSelf - Orson's Classmate
  • Norman LloydSelf - Actor
  • Julie TaymorSelf - Stage and Film Director
  • Paolo Cherchi UsaiSelf - G. Eastman House Curator
  • Peter BogdanovichSelf - Filmmaker
  • James NaremoreSelf - Writer and Film Scholar

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