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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Release Year
2014
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Documentary
Directed By
Chuck Workman
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Self - Film Critic

Henry Jaglom

Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBride

Self - Welles' Biographer

Peter Brook

Self - Filmmaker

Eric Sherman

Self - Filmmaker

Crew

Chuck Workman

Director

Tom Hurwitz

Director of Photography

Michael Lisnet

Director of Photography

John Sharaf

Director of Photography

Chuck Workman

Editor

Charles S. Cohen

Producer

Chuck Workman

Writer

Patrick Katz

Assistant Editor

Patrick Cicero

Sound Editor

Alice Murrell

Makeup Artist

Judie Tallman

Makeup Artist

Alice Henty

Co-Producer

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