Me & Orson Welles

Me & Orson Welles

What a whirl, what a world! High-schooler Richard Samuels lucks into a role in a daring Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Cues, staging, rehearsals, romance, rivalries: he has a lot to learn. And the first thing to learn is never upstage Mercury Theatre's genius director, 22-year-old Orson Welles.

Zac Efron wins hearts and applause as Richard, the Me of this celebratory curtain call for when dreams ? and the theater ? were big. Christian McKay offers an uncanny Welles, the imposing, impetuous center of Richard's exciting new universe. Claire Danes is the enterprising stage assistant drawn both men's lives. And Richard Linklater (Before Sunset, The School of Rock) directs with the vibrant spirit of those for whom all the world is a stage. Bravo!

Production Year: 
2009
Released: 
Tue, 08/17/2010
Run Time Minutes: 
114
Rating: 
PG-13
Trailer: 
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio: 
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-1
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Garrick Hagon - Dr Mewling
Actors: 
Zac Efron - Richard Samuels
Actors: 
Zoe Kazan - Gretta Adler
Actors: 
Megan Maczko - Evelyn Allen
Actors: 
Simon Lee Phillips - Walter Ash
Actors: 
Patrick Kennedy - Grover Burgess
Actors: 
Shane James Bordas
Actors: 
Alessandro Giuggioli
Actors: 
Harry Macqueen
Actors: 
Rhodri Orders
Actors: 
James Tupper - Joseph Cotten
Actors: 
Thomas Arnold - George Duthie
Actors: 
Aidan McArdle - Martin Gabel
Actors: 
Simon Nehan - Joe Holland
Actors: 
Claire Danes - Sonja Jones
Actors: 
Iain McKee - Vakhtangov
Actors: 
Michael J McEvoy - Epstein
Actors: 
Eddie Marsan - John Houseman
Actors: 
Travis Oliver - John Hoyt
Actors: 
Jo McInnes - Jeannie Rosenthal
Actors: 
Leo Bill - Norman Lloyd
Actors: 
Ben Chaplin - George Coulouris
Actors: 
Al Weaver - Sam Leve
Actors: 
Christian McKay - Orson Welles
Actors: 
Aaron Brown - Longchamps Kid #1
Actors: 
Emily Allen - Virginia Welles
Actors: 
David Garbutt - Mercury French Horn Player
Actors: 
Jay Irving - Mercury Percussion Player
Actors: 
Steve Parry - Mercury Trumpet Player
Actors: 
Marlene Sidaway - Grandmother Samuels
Actors: 
Kelly Reilly - Muriel Brassler
Actors: 
Imogen Poots - Lorelei Lathrop
Actors: 
Robert Wilfort - Radio Director
Actors: 
Michael Brandon - Les Tremayne
Actors: 
Saskia Reeves - Barbara Luddy
Actors: 
Nathan Osgood - Radio Announcer
Actors: 
Janie Dee - Mrs Samuels
Actors: 
Eddi Reader - Singer
Actors: 
Jools Holland - Band Leader
Actors: 
Gilson Lavis - Drumer
Actors: 
Dave Swift - Double Bass
Actors: 
Mark Flanagan - Guitar
Actors: 
Jon Scott - Trumpet
Actors: 
Fayyaz Virji - Trombone
Actors: 
Michael Rose - Tenor Sax
Actors: 
Phil Veacock - Alto Sax & Clarinet
Actors: 
Nick Lunt - Baritone Sax
Actors: 
Jason McDermid - Trumpet
Actors: 
John Young - Longchamps Kid #2