It always amazed me that he... by Mark Rydell, an American Director

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“It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never understood it because the talents are absolutely opposite - polar opposites.”

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Mark Rydell

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Name: Mark Rydell

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Mar 23, 1934

Profession: Director

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