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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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2014
1h 32m
English
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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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Cast

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Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles
Self - Orson's Classmate
Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor
Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
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
Walter Murch
Self - Film and Sound Editor
Eric Sherman
Self - Filmmaker
CostaGavras
Self - Filmmaker
Oja Kodar
Self - Actress and Orson's Companio...
Buck Henry
Self - Actor
Richard Benjamin
Self - Filmmaker
Wolfgang Puck
Self - Chef
Stefan Drler
Self - Film Restorer
Michael Dawson
Self - Film Restorer
Paul Mazursky
Self - Filmmaker
Frank Marshall
Self - Filmmaker
Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (a...
Directed By: Chuck Workman
Written By: Chuck Workman

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Whitsbrain says...
3 years ago
Given the subject matter, I found this to be kind of underwhelming. There is a very short list of moments in Entertainment that exceed the significance of the radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" and the influence of "Citizen Kane". Even to my talent-less eyes and ears, he was a master. I would recommend this documentary as a lesson in Film history. But I was a bit letdown. Maybe it scored lower with me than I thought it would because if I had ever met Welles in real life, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have liked him.
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AdamMorgan says...
6 years ago
Worth the time. I still haven't seen Citizen Kane. follow me at https://IHateBadMovies.com
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