Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

92 mins | Documentary | Dec. 12, 2014

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.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

92 mins | Documentary | Dec. 12, 2014

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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Cohen Welles Project
Original title Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Directors Chuck Workman
Writers Chuck Workman

Cast

Simon Callow

as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles

as Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles

as Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd

as Self - Actor

Julie Taymor

as Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai

as Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich

as Self - Filmmaker

James Naremore

as Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell

as Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum

as Self - Film Critic

Henry Jaglom

as Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBride

as Self - Welles' Biographer

Peter Brook

as Self - Filmmaker

Walter Murch

as Self - Film and Sound Editor

Eric Sherman

as Self - Filmmaker

Costa-Gavras

as Self - Filmmaker

Oja Kodar

as Self - Actress and Orson's Companion

Buck Henry

as Self - Actor

Richard Benjamin

as Self - Filmmaker

Wolfgang Puck

as Self - Chef

Stefan Drößler

as Self - Film Restorer

Michael Dawson

as Self - Film Restorer

Paul Mazursky

as Self - Filmmaker

Frank Marshall

as Self - Filmmaker

Orson Welles

as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

Micheál Mac Liammóir

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Ruth Ford

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Norman Corwin

as Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)

William Alland

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Reggie Armour

as Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

William Randolph Hearst

as Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)

John Houseman

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

William Friedkin

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Robert Wise

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Richard Wilson

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Pandro S. Berman

as Self - Producer (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Suzanne Cloutier

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Beatrice Welles

as Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

George Lucas

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Anthony Perkins

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Richard Linklater

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Peter Viertel

as Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)

Sydney Pollack

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Huston

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Dennis Hopper

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

as Self - Politician (archive footage)