Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Documentary
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
Simon CallowSelf - Actor and Welles' BiographerChristopher WellesSelf - Orson's Oldest DaughterJoanne Hill StylesSelf - Orson's Classmate
Norman LloydSelf - Actor
Julie TaymorSelf - Stage and Film Director
Paolo Cherchi UsaiSelf - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter BogdanovichSelf - FilmmakerJames NaremoreSelf - Writer and Film Scholar
Elvis MitchellSelf - Film CriticJonathan RosenbaumSelf - Film Critic
Henry JaglomSelf - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Joseph McBrideSelf - Welles' Biographer
Peter BrookSelf - Filmmaker
Walter MurchSelf - Film and Sound EditorEric ShermanSelf - Filmmaker
