Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 993 VOTES · DIR. Chuck Workman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,758 lines
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00:00:29 - Rosebud...
00:04:50 at the age of 13.
00:08:35 I'm sure this guy was not very knowledgeable
00:12:05 Houseman and Welles left because they weren't allowed
00:14:57 - But you didn't write that? - Oh, no, my God
00:17:54 she told my mother to tell him
00:21:04 - Orson Welles: Not knowing anything about it
00:24:45 - Peter Bogdanovich: A lot of the theater chains were afraid to book it
00:28:04 - Oh, George...
00:31:29 that went out from RKO was
00:35:12 - Orson Welles, that's who!
00:38:37 He used to love to lie in a bath
00:42:58 shows the real artist or not.
00:47:05 and his interest in the Scottsboro Boys case
00:50:41 We started working.
00:54:32 We have Orson Welles to do the heavy, though. "
00:58:01 We did this in "American Graffiti,"
01:02:30 I can hear his thundering voice
01:05:36 I go to the living room
01:08:57 Welles:
01:13:30 - Sometimes I try to imagine
01:17:50 - 'Cause up to that time, it was the seamless film
01:22:03 Films were beginning to be made in a different kind of a way.
01:25:41 - Merv Griffin: You celebrated a big birthday, didn't you?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,758
Dialogue density19.1 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:25:41
Production Record
DirectorChuck Workman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$813,505
IMDb votes993