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Me and Orson Welles

Summary: In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.

Release Date: December 18, 2009

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Richard Linklater

Writers: Robert Kaplow

, Vincent Palmo Jr.

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film, Framestore, Isle of Man Film, Hart-Lunsford Pictures, Detour Filmproduction, Fuzzy Bunny Films (I)

Distributor: Freestyle Releasing, New Line Home Video, The Criterion Channel

Countries: United Kingdom, Isle of Man, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 1,190,003

International: $ 1,146,169

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