Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles(2021)
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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