

The Other Side of the Wind
2018-11-02 · 122 min · ★ 6.7
At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.
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Production details
- Directors
- Orson Welles
- Production companies
- SACI, Les Films de l'Astrophore
- Countries
- France, Iran
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
Top Cast
John HustonJ.J. 'Jake' Hannaford
Oja KodarThe Actress
Peter BogdanovichBrooks Otterlake
Susan StrasbergJuliette Rich
Norman FosterBilly Boyle
Robert RandomOscar 'John' Dale
Lilli PalmerZarah Valeska
Edmond O'BrienPat Mullins
Mercedes McCambridgeMaggie Noonan
Cameron MitchellMatt "Zimmie" Zimmer
Paul StewartMatt Costello
Gregory SierraJack Simon
Tonio SelwartThe Baron
Dan TobinDr. Bradley Pease Burroughs
John CarrollLou Martin
Stafford ReppMarvin Pister
Henry JaglomHenry Jaglom
Paul MazurskyPaul Mazursky
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