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Magician : the astonishing life and work of Orson Welles  Cover Image E-video E-video

Magician : the astonishing life and work of Orson Welles

Cohen, Charles S., 1952- (film producer.). Welles, Orson 1915-1985 (actor.). Workman, Chuck, (film director,, editor of moving image work.). Cohen Media Group, (production company,, publisher.). Search Engine Films, (publisher.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Orson Welles. (Cast).

Summary: Looks at the remarkable genius of Orson Welles on the eve of his centenary - the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, a Hollywood director (for some a Hollywood failure), and a crucially important independent filmmaker. Orson Welles's life was magical: a musical prodigy at age ten, a director of Shakespeare at fourteen, a painter at sixteen, a star of stage and radio at twenty, romances with some of the most beautiful women in the world, including Rita Hayworth.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (91 min.) : digital, sound, color
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  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Search Engine Films., [2014]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

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Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematography, John Sharaf, Tom Hurwitz, Michael Lisnet.
Participant or Performer Note: Orson Welles.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 24th, 2016).
Subject: Welles, Orson -- 1915-1985
Actors -- United States -- Biography
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography

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