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.

Simon Callow
as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles
as Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles
as Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd
as Self - Actor

Julie Taymor
as Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai
as Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich
as Self - Filmmaker

James Naremore
as Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell
as Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum
as Self - Film Critic