Making movies with Orson Welles

"In 1958, after viewing the noir classic Touch of Evil, Gary Graver decided he wanted to direct films. He spent many years honing his craft, as both a cinematographer and a director, not to mention writer, actor, and producer-much like his idol, Orson Welles. In 1970, Graver impulsively called the famed director and offered him his services as a cameraman. It was only the second time in Welles's career that he had received such an offer from a cinematographer, the other being from Gregg Toland, who worked on one of the greatest films ever, Citizen Kane."--Back cover.