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