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American: An Odyssey to 1947

2022 · 102 min · Documentary

In the early 1930s, Orson Welles ascends to unprecedented stardom while President Franklin Delano Roosevelt navigates a nation in crisis. As WWII begins, an American boy visits abroad, and an American soldier enlists in the army.

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Danny Wu — Director

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Orson Welles portraitOrson WellesSelf (archive footage)Simon Callow portraitSimon CallowSelfRichard France portraitRichard FranceSelfJohn Houseman portraitJohn HousemanSelf (archive footage)

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