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Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow 's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a teenager hired to perform in Orson Welles 's groundbreaking stage adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Julius ...
Dec 18, 2009 · Me and Orson Welles: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Christian McKay, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Megan Maczko. In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
Nov 25, 2009 · After a chance encounter, theater-loving teen Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when famed director Orson Welles (Christian McKay) gives him a small role in his...
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The impersonation of Welles by Christian McKay in "Me and Orson Welles" is the centerpiece of the film, and from it, all else flows. We can almost accept that this is the Great Man. Twenty-four years after his death at 70, Welles is more than ever a Great Man.
Dec 6, 2009 · The Observer Drama films. This article is more than 14 years old. Me and Orson Welles. A schoolboy stumbles upon a major role in Welles's production of Julius Caesar in this sublime...
Me And Orson Welles - Official Trailer. The story of a whirlwind week in 1937 NYC when a young aspiring actor (#ZacEfron) is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre...
In November 1937, high school student and aspiring thespian Richard Samuels takes a day trip into New York City. There, he meets and begins a casual friendship with Gretta Adler, their friendship based on a shared love and goal of a profession in the creative arts.
