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Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles

  • Documentary
  • History

October 17, 2021 (US)

0h 19m

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.

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