

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.
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Cast

Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Christopher Welles
Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
Joanne Hill Styles
Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor

Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
James Naremore
Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Film Critic

Henry Jaglom
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBride
Self - Welles' Biographer
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