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The story of a whirlwind week in 1937 NYC when Richard, a young aspiring actor, is thrown into the middle of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre Company on the eve of the opening of Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. During this week, Richard will find romance with a worldly older woman, become immersed in a creative experience few are afforded, and learn the downside of crossing the imperious, brilliant Welles. Richard is about to grow up fast.

• Starring

  Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan

• Directed By

  Richard Linklater

• Released

  2008