The Other Side of the Wind Orson Welles

in 1970, welles began shooting other side of wind. film relates efforts of film director (played john huston) complete last hollywood picture , largely set @ lavish party. 1972 filming reported welles being 96% complete , though welles had edited 40 minutes of film 1979. in year, legal complications on ownership of film forced negative paris vault. in 2004 director peter bogdanovich, acted in film, announced intention complete production. of 2009, legal complications on welles estate had kept film being finished or released.

on october 28, 2014, los angeles-based production company royal road entertainment announced had negotiated agreement, assistance of producer frank marshall, , purchase rights complete , release other side of wind. bogdanovich , marshall complete welles s finished film in los angeles, aiming have ready screening may 6, 2015, 100th anniversary of welles s birth. royal road entertainment , german producer jens koethner kaul acquired rights held les films de l astrophore , late mehdi boushehri. reached agreement oja kodar, inherited welles s ownership of film, , beatrice welles, manager of welles estate; @ end of 2015, efforts complete film @ impasse.

in march 2017, netflix acquired distribution rights film. same month, original negative, dallies , other footage arrived in los angeles, resuming post-production process.

some footage included in documentaries working orson welles (1993) , orson welles: 1 man band (1995).