The Orson Welles Show

Name: The Orson Welles Show
Genre: TV Movie, Documentary
Released: 1979
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 8

1979 · 74 min

TV Movie · Documentary

★ 8.0

not streaming

An unsold 1979 television talk-show pilot hosted by Orson Welles, blending interviews, audience interaction, staged segments, and magic performances, filmed between 1978 and 1979 but never broadcast or developed into a series.

Crew

Director Orson Welles
Director Stanley Sheff
Writer Orson Welles
Director of Photography Gary Graver

Cast

Orson Welles
Self
Burt Reynolds
Self
Jim Henson
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Frank Oz
Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Dave Goelz
Gonzo (voice)
Angie Dickinson
Self
Shawn Stevens
Self
Joseph McBride
Member of Studio Audience
Joe Dante
Member of Studio Audience
A
Allen Bracken
Robert the Assistant
B
Bob Greenberg
Gypsy Clarinetist
M
Michael Part
Gypsy Concertinist

Crew

Director — Orson Welles
Director — Stanley Sheff
Writer — Orson Welles
Director of Photography — Gary Graver

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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