Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles poster
Director Chuck Workman
Writer Chuck Workman

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Release Date: 2014-12-12

Duration: 92 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Martin Scorsese
    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Steven Spielberg
    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Charlton Heston
    Self - Actor (archive footage)
  • Buck Henry
    Self - Actor
  • Orson Welles
    Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
  • John Huston
    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Simon Callow
    Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
  • George Lucas
    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  • Jeanne Moreau
    Self - Actress (archive footage)
  • Dennis Hopper
    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)