Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · TMDB 6.5
Directed by Chuck Workman
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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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 li...
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- Runtime
- 92 min
- Released
- 2014-12-12
- Studio
- Cohen Welles Project
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.5
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Key contributors
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Chuck Workman
Director
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Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
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Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
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Joanne Hill Styles
Self - Orson's Classmate
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Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor
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Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director
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Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
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Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
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James Naremore
Self - Writer and Film Scholar