Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

The story

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 & crew

Simon CallowSelf - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles

Christopher WellesSelf - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles

Joanne Hill StylesSelf - Orson's Classmate

Norman LloydSelf - Actor

Julie TaymorSelf - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi UsaiSelf - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter BogdanovichSelf - Filmmaker

James Naremore

James NaremoreSelf - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis MitchellSelf - Film Critic

Jonathan RosenbaumSelf - Film Critic

Henry JaglomSelf - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBrideSelf - Welles' Biographer