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This Is Orson Welles

by Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich · 1992

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Orson Welles the acclaimed filmmaker, radio celebrity, actor, producer, painter, and magician reveals a side few have seen: Orson Welles the master storyteller. Often hailed as a renaissance man of the 20th century, Welles is captured in a legendary series of conversations between himself and director Peter Bogdanovich. 82 photos.

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