Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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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.

Date: 12/12/2014

Rating: 6.7

Cast: Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles, Norman Lloyd, Julie Taymor, Paolo Cherchi Usai, Peter Bogdanovich, James Naremore, Elvis Mitchell, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Henry Jaglom, Joseph McBride, Peter Brook, Walter Murch, Eric Sherman, Costa-Gavras, Oja Kodar, Buck Henry, Richard Benjamin, Wolfgang Puck, Stefan Drößler, Michael Dawson, Paul Mazursky, Frank Marshall, Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Ruth Ford, Norman Corwin, William Alland, Reggie Armour, Steven Spielberg, William Randolph Hearst, John Houseman, William Friedkin, Robert Wise, Richard Wilson, Pandro S. Berman, Martin Scorsese, Suzanne Cloutier, Beatrice Welles, Charlton Heston, George Lucas, Anthony Perkins, Richard Linklater, Jeanne Moreau, Peter Viertel, Sydney Pollack, John Huston, Dennis Hopper, François Mitterrand

Simon Callow