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Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

All's Fair in love and Theater.

20086.41h 54m

Overview

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

Directed by Richard Linklater
Written by Robert Kaplow, Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr.
Produced by Richard Linklater, Ann Carli, Marc Samuelson
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $2.3M

Top Cast

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Richard Samuels

Christian McKay

Christian McKay

Orson Welles

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Sonja Jones

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

George Coulouris

Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan

Gretta Alder

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

John Houseman

Kelly Reilly

Kelly Reilly

Muriel Brassler

James Tupper

James Tupper

Joseph Cotten

Leo Bill

Leo Bill

Norman Lloyd

Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy

Grover Burgess

Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookhistorical figure1930s

About Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles is a drama, history, comedy film released in 2008 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, historical figure, 1930s. Directed by Richard Linklater, it stars Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes. New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

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