Me and Orson Welles (2008)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

All's Fair in love and Theater.

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

• Released: 2008-09-05
• Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 215 votes

Directed by Richard Linklater.

Top cast

• Zac Efron as Richard Samuels
• Christian McKay as Orson Welles
• Claire Danes as Sonja Jones
• Ben Chaplin as George Coulouris
• Zoe Kazan as Gretta Alder
• Eddie Marsan as John Houseman
• Kelly Reilly as Muriel Brassler
• James Tupper as Joseph Cotten
• Leo Bill as Norman Lloyd
• Patrick Kennedy as Grover Burgess

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Me and Orson Welles

• United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Fetch TV; buy on Fetch TV

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