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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

67 %|Dec 12, 2014|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.

Featured Crew

Charles S. Cohen
Producer
Chuck Workman
Director
Patrick Cicero
Sound Editor
Judie Tallman
Makeup Artist
Chuck Workman
Writer
Patrick Katz
Assistant Editor
Alice Henty
Co-Producer
John Sharaf
Director of Photography

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Cast

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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
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Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Film Critic
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Henry Jaglom
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
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Joseph McBride
Self - Welles' Biographer
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Peter Brook
Self - Filmmaker
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Walter Murch
Self - Film and Sound Editor
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Eric Sherman
Self - Filmmaker
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Costa-Gavras
Self - Filmmaker
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Oja Kodar
Self - Actress and Orson's Companion
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Buck Henry
Self - Actor
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Richard Benjamin
Self - Filmmaker
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Wolfgang Puck
Self - Chef
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Stefan Drößler
Self - Film Restorer
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Michael Dawson
Self - Film Restorer
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Paul Mazursky
Self - Filmmaker
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Frank Marshall
Self - Filmmaker
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Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Micheál Mac Liammóir
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Ruth Ford
Self - Actress (archive footage)
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Norman Corwin
Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)
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William Alland
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Reggie Armour
Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)
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Steven Spielberg
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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William Randolph Hearst
Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)
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John Houseman
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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William Friedkin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Robert Wise
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Richard Wilson
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Pandro S. Berman
Self - Producer (archive footage)
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Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Suzanne Cloutier
Self - Actress (archive footage)
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Beatrice Welles
Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)
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Charlton Heston
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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George Lucas
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Anthony Perkins
Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Jeanne Moreau
Self - Actress (archive footage)
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Peter Viertel
Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)
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Sydney Pollack
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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John Huston
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Dennis Hopper
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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François Mitterrand
Self - Politician (archive footage)