Orson Welles's last movie
Subtitle: the making of The other side of the wind
By: Josh Karp
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781250007087; 9781250092342
Subjects: Other side of the wind (Motion picture); Motion picture producers and directors
Other titles: Other side of the wind
Description: In the summer of 1970 legendary but self-destructive director Orson Welles returned to Hollywood from years of self-imposed exile in Europe and decided it was time to make a comeback movie. Coincidentally it was the story of a legendary self-destructive director who returns to Hollywood from years of self-imposed exile in Europe. Welles swore it wasn't autobiographical. The Other Side of the Wind was supposed to take place during a single day, and Welles planned to shoot it in eight weeks. It took twelve years and remains unreleased and largely unseen. Orson Welles' Last Movie is a fast-paced, behind-the-scenes account of the bizarre, hilarious and remarkable making of what has been called "the greatest home movie that no one has ever seen."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-321) and index.