Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
69
Balasaur Score
Mixed
2014 · Movie · 1h 32m · PG-13
The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, Metacritic 67/100. Every source lands within 6 points of the others. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic67/100
37 audience votes
Key crew
- Chuck WorkmanDirector
- Chuck WorkmanWriter
Cast
- Simon CallowSelf - Actor and Welles' Biographer
- Christopher WellesSelf - Orson's Oldest Daughter
- Joanne Hill StylesSelf - Orson's Classmate
- Norman LloydSelf - Actor
- Julie TaymorSelf - Stage and Film Director
- Paolo Cherchi UsaiSelf - G. Eastman House Curator
- Peter BogdanovichSelf - Filmmaker
- James NaremoreSelf - Writer and Film Scholar
- Elvis MitchellSelf - Film Critic
- Jonathan RosenbaumSelf - Film Critic
- Henry JaglomSelf - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
- Joseph McBrideSelf - Welles' Biographer
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Themes
cinema on cinemamovie businessbiographycinema historyportrait of an artisthollywood historyportrait of a filmmaker