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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014★ 6.5 · 371h 32mDocumentary

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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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Steven Spielberg
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

George Lucas
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Dennis Hopper
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Charlton Heston
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

John Huston
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Simon Callow
as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Frank Marshall
as Self - Filmmaker

Sydney Pollack
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Richard Linklater
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Anthony Perkins
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Release date: 2014-12-12

Budget: $813,505

Runtime: 1h 32m

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