Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (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.

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