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The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

Drama · 2018

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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The Other Side of the Wind

“40 years in the making.”

2018 Drama 2h 2m

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6.7 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Orson Welles

Written by

Oja Kodar · Orson Welles

John Huston

John Huston

J.J. 'Jake' Hannaford

Oja Kodar

Oja Kodar

The Actress

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Brooks Otterlake

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Juliette Rich

Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Billy Boyle

Robert Random

Robert Random

Oscar 'John' Dale

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Zarah Valeska

Court is in session

Put The Other Side of the Wind on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.