Me and Orson Welles is a movie directed by Richard Linklater in 2008 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Kaplow, first published in 2003. The movie features Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan, Megan Maczko, Simon Lee Phillips, and others.
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Storyline
In New York City in the fall of 1937, 17-year-old high-school student Richard Samuels meets Orson Welles, who unexpectedly offers him the role of Lucius in Caesar, the first production of his new Mercury Theatre repertory company. Charmed by Welles, Richard infers that he is having an affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Me and Orson Welles
Director: Richard Linklater
Country: UK
Year: 2008
Length: 1h54m
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Year
2003
Pages
272
Book Rate
6.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Me and Orson Welles
Author: Robert Kaplow
Country: USA
First published in: 2003
Length: 272 pages
Genre: Fiction
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