The Eyes of Orson Welles

Synopsis

A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles (1915-85) that reveals a new portrait of a unique genius, both of his life and of his monumental work: through his own eyes, drawn by his own hand, painted with his own brush.

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When & where

Streaming on

• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗
• YouTube TV↗
• Criterion Channel↗
• HBO Max↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Jack Klaff
  as Voice of Orson Welles (voice)
• 
  Mark Cousins
  as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
• 
  Beatrice Welles
  as Self - Orson's 3rd Daughter
• 
  Orson Welles
  as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)
• B
  Bernard Levin
  as Self - TV Host (archive footage)

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