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Following the rise and fall of Orson Welles, while interweaving stories of diverse individuals amidst the backdrop of the Great Depression, World War II, and the dropping of the atomic bomb, director’ Danny Wu’s AMERICAN : AN ODYSSEY TO 1947 sheds light on the defining moments that shaped the destinies of the subjects, and the nation's collective consciousness.
In the early 1940s, director Orson Welles navigates his meteoric Hollywood rise. As WWII begins, a Japanese American boy visits abroad, and an African American soldier enlists in the army. As the story heads towards 1947, each character follows their own ambitions in search of their American identity.
Original Release
08/25/2023
US Release
09/08/2023
Cast
Name | Character |
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Orson Welles | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Catherine L. Benamou | Self |
Gray Brechin | Self |
Simon Callow | Self |
Richard France | Self |
John Houseman | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Satsuki Ina | Self |
Howard Kakita | Self |
Harlan Lebo | Self |
Mark Stoler | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Orson Welles | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Catherine L. Benamou | Self |
Gray Brechin | Self |
Simon Callow | Self |
Richard France | Self |
John Houseman | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Satsuki Ina | Self |
Howard Kakita | Self |
Harlan Lebo | Self |
Mark Stoler | Self |
Todd Tarbox | Self |
Laura Williams | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Laura Williams | Executive Producer |
Josephine Zohny | Executive Producer |
Jess Wu Calder | Executive Producer |
Danny Wu | Producer |
Shania Kumar | Producer |