Movie: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Top 10 Billed Cast

Simon Callow
Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles
Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles
Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai
Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

James Naremore
James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Self - Film Critic

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