The Orson Welles Story

Name: The Orson Welles Story
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 1982-05-18
Duration: 2 h 45 min
Cast: Leslie Megahey, Orson Welles, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Wise

1982, English.

Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film.

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Runtime: 2h 45m
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Language: English
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