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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. The company is immersed in rehearsals at its Broadway theater.
Dec 18, 2009 · Me and Orson Welles: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Christian McKay, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Megan Maczko. In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Richard Linklater
- 2009-12-18
Nov 25, 2009 · A teen actor (Zac Efron) joins the cast of Orson Welles' 1937 "Julius Caesar" and learns from the master. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer and find out where to stream or buy the film.
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- Richard Linklater
- PG-13
- Zac Efron
Dec 9, 2009 · Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles" is one of the best movies about the theater I've ever seen, and one of the few to relish the resentment so many of Welles' collaborators felt for the Great Man.
The story of a whirlwind week in 1937 NYC when a young aspiring actor (#ZacEfron) is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company on the e...
- 2 min
- 10.9K
- Madman Films
In November 1937, high school student and aspiring thespian Richard Samuels takes a day trip into New York City. There, he meets and begins a casual friendship with Gretta Adler, their friendship based on a shared love and goal of a profession in the creative arts.
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Nov 25, 2009 · 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.
