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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles( 2014)

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Overview

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

      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)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    813505.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • cinema on cinema
    • movie business
    • biography
    • cinema history
    • portrait of an artist
    • hollywood history
    • portrait of a filmmaker