Me and Orson Welles
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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.
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Directed by | Richard Linklater |
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Based on | Me and Orson Welles by Robert Kaplow |
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Cinematography | Dick Pope |
Edited by | Sandra Adair |
Music by | Michael J McEvoy |
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Running time | 113 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $25 million[3] |
Box office | $2.3 million[3] |
The film was shot in London and New York and on the Isle of Man in February, March and April 2008, and was released in the United States on November 25, 2009, and the United Kingdom on December 4, 2009.
McKay's portrayal of Welles was recognized with a multitude of accolades, and Me and Orson Welles was named one of the top ten independent films of the year by the National Board of Review.