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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

6.5 (37) ·2014 ·92 min ·Movie
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.

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Simon Callow
Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
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
Self - Writer and Film Scholar
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Film Critic

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