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title: 'Me and Orson Welles (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Linklater'
released: '2008-09-05'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/me-and-orson-welles-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175506/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Me and Orson Welles (2008)

2008 · 107 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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 Caesar who becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Linklater](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-linklater)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael J McEvoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-mcevoy)
- **Producer:** [Marc Samuelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-samuelson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dick Pope](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-pope)
- **Editor:** [Sandra Adair](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-adair)

## Cast

- [Kelly Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-reilly)
- [Zac Efron](https://cinepixo.com/people/zac-efron)
- [Eddie Marsan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-marsan)
- [Christian McKay](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-mckay)
- [Zoe Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoe-kazan)
- [Ben Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-chaplin)
- [James Tupper](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tupper)
- [Claire Danes](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-danes)
- [Leo Bill](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-bill)

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Official site: http://www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/me-and-orson-welles-2008
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