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.
Editing
Workman weaves 50 years of footage into propulsive narrative chaos.
Direction
Lets Welles speak for himself—sometimes the best choice.
Production
The unfilmed projects hurt more than any finished film could.
Director
Chuck Workman
Simon Callow
Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
Norman Lloyd
Self - Actor
Julie Taymor
Self - Stage and Film Director
Paolo Cherchi Usai
Self - G. Eastman House Curator
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Filmmaker
Elvis Mitchell
Self - Film Critic
Henry Jaglom
Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
Joseph McBride
Self - Welles' Biographer
Peter Brook
Self - Filmmaker
Walter Murch
Self - Film and Sound Editor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Workman edited the Oscar montages for 20 years, so he literally knows how to make Hollywood look at itself.
The 'I hate television' wine commercial outtake became a viral meme before viral memes existed—Welles accidentally invented shitposting.
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