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Me and Orson Welles Details

2008 Certificate TBC
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  • 80
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ME AND ORSON WELLES is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly portrayed by newcomer Christian McKay.) Over the course of a .. Read more

Starring Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan
Director Richard Linklater
Genres Drama

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Me and Orson Welles

ME AND ORSON WELLES is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly portrayed by newcomer Christian McKay.) Over the course of a magical week, Richard makes his Broadway debut, finds romance with an ambitious older woman, and experiences the dark side of genius after daring to cross the imperious, brilliant Welles. Richard has to grow up FAST.

Starring Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay, Kelly Reilly
Director Richard Linklater
Run time DVD: 1 hr 47 mins
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 2008
Format DVD
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    Welles' daughter protests biopic

    • 01 Dec 2009

    The daughter of late American film legend Orson Welles is protesting the star-studded Hollywood drama Me And Orson Welles - insisting the negative portrayal of her father as a womaniser in the film is "laughable". Welles' oldest daughter, Chris Welles Feder, attended the New York premiere of the Richard Linklater movie earlier this month (Nov09), and she's outraged her father has been painted as a dictatorial director and womaniser who cheated on her pregnant mother. She tells the New York... Read more

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    • Me and Orson Welles
      ME AND ORSON WELLES is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary 1937 Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly portrayed by newcomer Christian ...