The Other Side of the Wind (1972)

Director:

Orson Welles

Writer:

Orson Welles

Stars:

Robert Aiken, Stéphane Audran, Peter Bogdanovich

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Aiken
Stéphane Audran
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Brooks Otterlake
Kevin Cloud Brechner	...	Cineaste
Claude Chabrol
Norman Foster	...	Billy
Gary Graver
Howard Grossman	...	Charles Higgam
Dennis Hopper
Paul Hunt	...	Soundman
John Huston	...	J.J. Jake Hannaford
Larry Jackson	...	Documentary director
Henry Jaglom
Peter Jason	...	Marvin P. Fassterbender
Oja Kodar	...	Actress

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

baron | unfinished film | unreleased film | independent film

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Details

Country:

France Iran

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Al otro lado del viento

Filming Locations:

Bel-Air, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films de l'Astrophore, SACI

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In August 2002 Showtime Network announced that a deal had been reached to finish and release this film. Orson Welles' daughter, who has no claim to the film, then threatened a lawsuit, saying she owned the film. Showtime shortly afterwards backed out of the deal.

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Connections

Referenced in Orson Welles's the Other Side of the Wind: A Film by Orson Welles (2011)

User Reviews

Trivia Facts

In his Arizona-published book, THANKS FOR TUNING IN, author Richard Ruelas contends that performers Bill Thompson and Pat McMahon (from Arizona's fabled WALLACE AND LADMO SHOW) have bit parts in the film. Welles had shot his footage in Phoenix. IMDb may want to add them to the cast list.

The legal disputes involving Welles' daughter are sad. She seems to be one of those people who wants to own something no one else has or has access to. I've lost hope the issue will ever be resolved, and we likely will never see the footage. I hope I'm wrong. Not only for fans of Orson Welles, but even for fans of John Huston, who was always great in his acting appearances.

Huston has an interesting account of the shooting in his 1979 memoirs, AN OPEN BOOK.