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 (2014)

2014-12-12

(US) •

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Self - Film Critic

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Henry Jaglom

Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Joseph McBride

Self - Welles' Biographer

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Peter Brook

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Walter Murch

Self - Film and Sound Editor

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Eric Sherman

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Costa-Gavras

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Oja Kodar

Self - Actress and Orson's Companion

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Buck Henry

Self - Actor

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Richard Benjamin

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Wolfgang Puck

Self - Chef

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Stefan Drößler

Self - Film Restorer

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Michael Dawson

Self - Film Restorer

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Paul Mazursky

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Frank Marshall

Self - Filmmaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Ruth Ford

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Norman Corwin

Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

William Alland

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Reggie Armour

Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

William Randolph Hearst

Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

John Houseman

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

William Friedkin

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Robert Wise

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Richard Wilson

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Pandro S. Berman

Self - Producer (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Martin Scorsese

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Suzanne Cloutier

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Beatrice Welles

Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Charlton Heston

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

George Lucas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Anthony Perkins

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Richard Linklater

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Jeanne Moreau

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Peter Viertel

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

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Sydney Pollack

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

John Huston

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Dennis Hopper

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

François Mitterrand

Self - Politician (archive footage)