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A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.
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- 2 nominations
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Orson Welles
- Self
- (archive footage)
Christopher Welles
- Self
- (as Christopher Welles Feder)
Micheál MacLiammóir
- Self
- (archive footage)
Norman Corwin
- Self
- (archive footage)
William Alland
- Self
- (archive footage)
Reggie Armour
- Self
- (archive footage)
William Randolph Hearst
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Houseman
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- GoofsWhen the paternity of Welles's alleged son is mentioned, one of the photographs which is shown and purported to be of Welles is actually a photograph of Vincent D'Onofrio, who played Welles in Ed Wood (1994).
- ConnectionsFeatures The Hearts of Age (1934)
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Stylish And In Depth
Of all the Orson Welles documentary this is probably the most famous and considered the most comprehensive. Which it might be. The documentary follows his life from childhood to death and everything in between; using his work to track his life, with only slight mention to Welles' personal life. And considering this documentary is titled Magician it's ironic how it utterly ignores Orson's career as a magician. But there's only so much you can fit in a 91 minute documentary.
It heavily utilizes the numerous interviews Welles did as means to comment on his life. And who else better to comment on Welles' life than Orson Welles? Certainly more than many of the cretins featured in this. Who might know some of the facts but fail to recognize the actual truth or essence. However, some of those in this like Peter Bogdanovic or Oja Kodar knew Orson very well and some of the best living pundits on him.
Magician: The Astonishing Life And Work Of Orson Welles is a stylish, in depth view of the tragedy that is Orson Welles.
Magician: The Astonishing Life And Work Of Orson Welles is a stylish, in depth view of the tragedy that is Orson Welles.
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- Also known as
- Mago: La impresionante vida y obra de Orson Welles
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $813,505 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,400
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,130
- Dec 14, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $16,400
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
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By what name was Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) officially released in Canada in English?
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