About Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
- Released on December 12, 2014
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.
Full Cast of Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Simon Callow plays Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles plays Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles plays Self - Orson's Classmate
Norman Lloyd plays Self - Actor
Julie Taymor plays Self - Stage and Film Director
Paolo Cherchi Usai plays Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter Bogdanovich plays Self - Filmmaker
James Naremore plays Self - Writer and Film Scholar
Elvis Mitchell plays Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum plays Self - Film Critic
Henry Jaglom plays Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Joseph McBride plays Self - Welles' Biographer
Peter Brook plays Self - Filmmaker
Walter Murch plays Self - Film and Sound Editor
Eric Sherman plays Self - Filmmaker
Costa-Gavras plays Self - Filmmaker
Oja Kodar plays Self - Actress and Orson's Companion
Buck Henry plays Self - Actor
Richard Benjamin plays Self - Filmmaker
Wolfgang Puck plays Self - Chef
Stefan Drößler plays Self - Film Restorer
Michael Dawson plays Self - Film Restorer
Paul Mazursky plays Self - Filmmaker
Frank Marshall plays Self - Filmmaker
Orson Welles plays Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
Micheál Mac Liammóir plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Ruth Ford plays Self - Actress (archive footage)
Norman Corwin plays Self - Pioneer Radio Producer (archive footage)
William Alland plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Reggie Armour plays Self - RKO Executive (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
William Randolph Hearst plays Self - Press Tycoon (archive footage)
John Houseman plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
William Friedkin plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Robert Wise plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Richard Wilson plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Pandro S. Berman plays Self - Producer (archive footage)
Martin Scorsese plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Suzanne Cloutier plays Self - Actress (archive footage)
Beatrice Welles plays Self - Orson's Youngest Daughter (archive footage)
Charlton Heston plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
George Lucas plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Anthony Perkins plays Self - Actor (archive footage)
Richard Linklater plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau plays Self - Actress (archive footage)
Peter Viertel plays Self - Writer and Orson's Friend (archive footage)
Sydney Pollack plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Huston plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper plays Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
François Mitterrand plays Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew of Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Camera
Production
Sound
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
Writing
Directing
- Simon Callow
- Christopher Welles
- Joanne Hill Styles
- Norman Lloyd
- Julie Taymor
- Paolo Cherchi Usai
- Peter Bogdanovich
- James Naremore
- Elvis Mitchell
- Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Henry Jaglom
- Joseph McBride
- Peter Brook
- Walter Murch
- Eric Sherman
- Costa-Gavras
- Oja Kodar
- Buck Henry
- Richard Benjamin
- Wolfgang Puck
- Stefan Drößler
- Michael Dawson
- Paul Mazursky
- Frank Marshall
- Orson Welles
- Micheál Mac Liammóir
- Ruth Ford
- Norman Corwin
- William Alland
- Reggie Armour
- Steven Spielberg
- William Randolph Hearst
- John Houseman
- William Friedkin
- Robert Wise
- Richard Wilson
- Pandro S. Berman
- Martin Scorsese
- Suzanne Cloutier
- Beatrice Welles
- Charlton Heston
- George Lucas
- Anthony Perkins
- Richard Linklater
- Jeanne Moreau
- Peter Viertel
- Sydney Pollack
- John Huston
- Dennis Hopper
- François Mitterrand