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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
| Duration | 91 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Categories | Documentary |
| Cast | Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich |
| Directed By | Chuck Workman |
| Produced By | Calliope Films, Cohen Welles Project, Wheelhouse Creative |
| Distributed By | BFI |
| Film Details |
A wonderfully entertaining, illuminating and very touching portrait of Orson Welles. A child prodigy who went on to make extraordinary, often game-changing contributions to whatever medium he chose to be involved in â€" radio, theatre, film and TV â€" Welles quickly came to be regarded as a ‘genius': a double-edged acclamation, with its hints of profligacy and arrogance. The truth was more complex, as shown by Workman's use of clips from works both familiar and unreleased; testimonies from family, friends and fans, collaborators and critics (from Simon Callow to Steven Spielberg); and, best of all, anecdotes, admissions and insights galore from the great man himself. As Peter Brook says, we shall never see his like again.