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

6.5/10 92 min Documentary

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.

Cast

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Henry Jaglom

Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBride

Self - Welles' Biographer

Peter Brook

Self - Filmmaker

Walter Murch

Self - Film and Sound Editor

Costa-Gavras

Self - Filmmaker

Buck Henry

Self - Actor

Richard Benjamin

Self - Filmmaker

Wolfgang Puck

Self - Chef

Recommendations

The Eyes of Orson Welles
Spielberg
Woody Allen: A Documentary
QT8: The First Eight
Jodorowsky's Dune
I Am Heath Ledger
Frank and Ollie
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
The Pixar Story
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Stan Lee
Seduced and Abandoned
John Candy: I Like Me
I Am Ali
Dear Mr. Watterson
Sidney
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
Diego Maradona