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.

Cast (50)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

C

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

J

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

J

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

E

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

S

Stefan Drößler

Self - Film Restorer

M

Michael Dawson

Self - Film Restorer

Paul Mazursky

Self - Filmmaker

Frank Marshall

Self - Filmmaker

Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Ruth Ford

Self - Actress (archive footage)

N

Norman Corwin

Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)

William Alland

Self - Actor (archive footage)

R

Reggie Armour

Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

W

William Randolph Hearst

Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)

John Houseman

Self - Actor (archive footage)

William Friedkin

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Robert Wise

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

R

Richard Wilson

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Pandro S. Berman

Self - Producer (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Suzanne Cloutier

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Beatrice Welles

Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Self - Actor (archive footage)

George Lucas

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Anthony Perkins

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Richard Linklater

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Peter Viertel

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

Sydney Pollack

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Huston

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Dennis Hopper

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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