

Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles
If you want a happy ending, it depends on where you end your story.
The story of famous actor and director Orson Welles is told through his two visits to the Republic of Ireland; first in his youth as a promising young actor and finally in later years as a washed up icon of the silver screen.
Cast

Orson Welles
Self
Dillon Toole
Narrator

James Joyce
Self

Micheál Mac Liammóir
Self

Hilton Edwards
Self
Storyline
The story of famous actor and director Orson Welles is told through his two visits to the Republic of Ireland; first in his youth as a promising young actor and finally in later years as a washed up icon of the silver screen.
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