Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

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.

Details

Cast

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

Costa-Gavras

Self - Filmmaker

Oja Kodar

Self - Actress and Orson's Companion

Buck Henry

Self - Actor

Richard Benjamin

Self - Filmmaker

Wolfgang Puck

Self - Chef