Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
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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Simon Callow Simon Callow As: Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles Christopher Welles As: Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles Joanne Hill Styles As: Self - Orson's Classmate
Norman Lloyd Norman Lloyd As: Self - Actor
Julie Taymor Julie Taymor As: Self - Stage and Film Director
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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 lived only for cinema.


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Certification: PG-13

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 12 December 2014

Country: US

Runtime: 92m

Company Credits

Company: Cohen Welles Project

Budget: $813,505

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Cast

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles

Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

James Naremore

James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Self - Film Critic

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBride

Joseph McBride

Self - Welles' Biographer

Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Self - Filmmaker

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self - Film and Sound Editor

Eric Sherman

Eric Sherman

Self - Filmmaker

Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras

Self - Filmmaker

Oja Kodar

Oja Kodar

Self - Actress and Orson's Companion

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Self - Actor

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Self - Filmmaker

Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Puck

Self - Chef

Stefan Drößler

Stefan Drößler

Self - Film Restorer

Michael Dawson

Michael Dawson

Self - Film Restorer

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Self - Filmmaker

Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Self - Filmmaker

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Ruth Ford

Ruth Ford

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Norman Corwin

Norman Corwin

Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)

William Alland

William Alland

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Reggie Armour

Reggie Armour

Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst

Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)

John Houseman

John Houseman

Self - Actor (archive footage)

William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Pandro S. Berman

Pandro S. Berman

Self - Producer (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Suzanne Cloutier

Suzanne Cloutier

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Beatrice Welles

Beatrice Welles

Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Self - Actor (archive footage)

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Peter Viertel

Peter Viertel

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

Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Huston

John Huston

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

François Mitterrand

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Production Crew

Edited By

Patrick Katz

Patrick Katz

Assistant Editor

Chuck Workman

Chuck Workman

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Judie Tallman

Judie Tallman

Makeup Artist

Alice Murrell

Alice Murrell

Makeup Artist

Sound

Patrick Cicero

Patrick Cicero

Sound Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

John Sharaf

John Sharaf

Director of Photography

Tom Hurwitz

Tom Hurwitz

Director of Photography

Michael Lisnet

Michael Lisnet

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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