Orson Welles's last movie : the making of The other side of the wind /

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 y...

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Main Author: Karp, Josh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary: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."
Physical Description:336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-321) and index.
ISBN:9781250007087
1250007089