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

Directed by Chuck Workman

Documentary | Biography | History

Overview

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.

Rated PG-13 | Length 92 minutes

Actors

George Lucas | Orson Welles | Walter Murch | Steven Spielberg | Richard Linklater | Frank Marshall | Martin Scorsese | Robert Wise | Sydney Pollack | Norman Lloyd | Dennis Hopper | Simon Callow | John Huston | Anthony Perkins | Buck Henry | Charlton Heston | William Alland | John Houseman | Jeanne Moreau | William Friedkin | Julie Taymor | Richard Benjamin | Costa-Gavras | Pandro S. Berman | Peter Viertel | Peter Bogdanovich | Paul Mazursky | Peter Brook | Richard Wilson | Christopher Welles | Ruth Ford | Henry Jaglom | Suzanne Cloutier | Oja Kodar | Micheál MacLiammóir | Norman Corwin | Elvis Mitchell | François Mitterrand | William Randolph Hearst | Jonathan Rosenbaum | Eric Sherman | Joseph McBride | Wolfgang Puck | Stefan Drössler | Beatrice Welles | Paolo Cherchi Usai | Joanne Hill Styles | James Naremore | Reggie Armour | Michael Dawson

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/06/2015Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Had a little time before heading up to visit Ron & family so I came to the Sie Film Center for my first ever movie here. Very nice place. Decent flick too that just makes me want to watch more Orson Welles films.

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