Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

94 min★ 6.9 · 1,051 votes

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.

Release date: December 12, 2014
Country of origin: United States
Budget: $813,505

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Cast

Simon Callow as Self
Christopher Welles as Self
Norman Lloyd as Self
Julie Taymor as Self
Peter Bogdanovich as Self - Filmmaker
Elvis Mitchell as Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum as Self - Film Critic
Henry Jaglom as Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
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
Paul Mazursky as Self - Filmmaker
Frank Marshall as Self - Filmmaker
Orson Welles as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
Micheál MacLiammóir 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)
Joanne Hill Styles as Self
Paolo Cherchi Usai as Self

Crew

Orson Welles · Archive footage
Micheál MacLiammóir · Archive footage
Ruth Ford · Archive footage
Norman Corwin · Archive footage
Chuck Workman · Director
Charles S. Cohen · Producer
Tom Hurwitz · Cinematographer
Michael Lisnet · Cinematographer
John Sharaf · Cinematographer
Chuck Workman · Editor