Film · 2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles

Name: Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-12-12
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Orson Welles, Simon Callow, Norman Lloyd, Julie Taymor, Peter Bogdanovich

Directed by Chuck Workman · starring Orson Welles, Simon Callow and Norman Lloyd

1 h 31 min
Documentary
USA
Released in the UK 2 July 2015

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Synopsis

'Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles' portrays one of the most important geniuses of cinema's history. Orson Welles was a prodigy child, starting as a musician to star directing theatre as a teenager and making his first films before he was 20 years old. This documentary spans all his career, showing clips of all his movies and reflecting all the arts he was involved in. It also features testimonies of collaborators and admirers like Steven Spielberg, Walter Murch and Charlton Heston.

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Runtime: 91 min1 hour and 31 minutes
Budget: $813,000

How long is Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles?: 1 hour and 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 2 July 2015.
Who directed Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles?: Chuck Workman.
Who is in Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles?: It stars Orson Welles, Simon Callow, Norman Lloyd and Julie Taymor.
Where can I watch Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles?: In the UK you can watch it on buy on Apple TV.