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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
1 hour 32 minutes2014-12-12
6.7
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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.
Cast
![Simon Callow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//no6qlnMrWeUzSt1FjD2Vf9x992e.jpg)
Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
![Christopher Welles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
![Joanne Hill Styles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joanne Hill Styles
Self - Orson's Classmate
![Norman Lloyd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//z7jg1zuFfC5jqn4kI40OGAOrD5U.jpg)
Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor
![Julie Taymor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//o57cVxN57SOC0GDUSHsKOuwTT6f.jpg)
Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director
![Paolo Cherchi Usai](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eTkqiLyI9LYUaeQToEMPjxB1BtU.jpg)
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
![Peter Bogdanovich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oLcVhrnT8bMnnMIp4KqjiJAWyEg.jpg)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
![James Naremore](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Naremore
Self - Writer and Film Scholar
![Elvis Mitchell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pvBT0ZqswYgjgwSMfwIizsa8KpP.jpg)
Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
![Jonathan Rosenbaum](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Film Critic
![Henry Jaglom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nkIP33CmY2iggZUzFJFitqSNfRD.jpg)
Henry Jaglom
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
![Joseph McBride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wXnkZVeAesTm7b6Px5ifMRJsEIb.jpg)
Joseph McBride
Self - Welles' Biographer
![Peter Brook](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6zwTYux8kOFllKfY4yO5FjhlYWb.jpg)
Peter Brook
Self - Filmmaker
![Walter Murch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kQh7U7kRLF9NKEMpxiGjZEIu0o3.jpg)
Walter Murch
Self - Film and Sound Editor
![Eric Sherman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eric Sherman
Self - Filmmaker
![Costa-Gavras](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//shKz8ntEDXRu44fYk9c5kZsUu4k.jpg)
Costa-Gavras
Self - Filmmaker
![Oja Kodar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yLVbszgg91tvFjqYUzHB0fI5Wa0.jpg)
Oja Kodar
Self - Actress and Orson's Companion
![Buck Henry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iAOjaj5OHMMXno65MwmDtkqHeb6.jpg)
Buck Henry
Self - Actor
![Richard Benjamin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i58m0OdJLHBez2z6ZbXiqXOZZpV.jpg)
Richard Benjamin
Self - Filmmaker
![Wolfgang Puck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//evI2ceNpjJfGVQxnrXdeAAFBaLa.jpg)
Wolfgang Puck
Self - Chef
![Stefan Drößler](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stefan Drößler
Self - Film Restorer
![Michael Dawson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael Dawson
Self - Film Restorer
![Paul Mazursky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//buV8R7bHO4DATuC9FquUrZjn88I.jpg)
Paul Mazursky
Self - Filmmaker
![Frank Marshall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lt2aBdnfDRJI4hvBu4733ZPGaCa.jpg)
Frank Marshall
Self - Filmmaker
![Orson Welles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e9lGmqQq3EsHeUQgQLByo275hcc.jpg)
Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
![Micheál Mac Liammóir](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l52bUlPQdtE4Zja3WOyCv2uulmN.jpg)
Micheál Mac Liammóir
Self - Actor (archive footage)
![Ruth Ford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6nlEdug7IJTrag8EpluVcHsXJsZ.jpg)
Ruth Ford
Self - Actress (archive footage)
![Norman Corwin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norman Corwin
Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)
![William Alland](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William Alland
Self - Actor (archive footage)
![Reggie Armour](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Reggie Armour
Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)
![Steven Spielberg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tZxcg19YQ3e8fJ0pOs7hjlnmmr6.jpg)
Steven Spielberg
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![William Randolph Hearst](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William Randolph Hearst
Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)
![John Houseman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aNWCBj1ApNIBJvFAAWuEwXWaGDw.jpg)
John Houseman
Self - Actor (archive footage)
![William Friedkin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wE7J4ltaqlHmX4SWr18J0p5TXT.jpg)
William Friedkin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Robert Wise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pRnAp3MY6SiupwRHLHXjsW6FhuA.jpg)
Robert Wise
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Richard Wilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Wilson
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Pandro S. Berman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//82krL31MkLfPw0GMURZ4wM8IhXM.jpg)
Pandro S. Berman
Self - Producer (archive footage)
![Martin Scorsese](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9U9Y5GQuWX3EZy39B8nkk4NY01S.jpg)
Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Suzanne Cloutier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cBqJTPI32zdxH8JACxESRHV7F0G.jpg)
Suzanne Cloutier
Self - Actress (archive footage)
![Beatrice Welles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gMQPYwtHQo07xjbfKdPtGJm2IRB.jpg)
Beatrice Welles
Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)
![Charlton Heston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2wiaCoobBNm8nLO5C9ht3lN8Lt3.jpg)
Charlton Heston
Self - Actor (archive footage)
![George Lucas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//WCSZzWdtPmdRxH9LUCVi2JPCSJ.jpg)
George Lucas
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Anthony Perkins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2BD15q5z5xpO0lAymi6VSGESk9Z.jpg)
Anthony Perkins
Self - Actor (archive footage)
![Richard Linklater](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wNijRefhQCp0BkNqM5qhhdazDgx.jpg)
Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Jeanne Moreau](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9fQOBDJlur0CYDnGy9W1mCww8Qv.jpg)
Jeanne Moreau
Self - Actress (archive footage)
![Peter Viertel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Peter Viertel
Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)
![Sydney Pollack](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j3iXrQDiceGrAzEF6HE49zA7Wwj.jpg)
Sydney Pollack
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![John Huston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3uwPuwZxYSdYaNJA3e4ZmOH1LWY.jpg)
John Huston
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![Dennis Hopper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bNvQgHJyc3l9RWz6iuDUKr9AkG0.jpg)
Dennis Hopper
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
![François Mitterrand](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pjDXvxFR2LyzwrBVa4bXCbfzZi1.jpg)