Initial production began in 1970 and continued sporadically until 1976.
It was one of Welles' personally funded films, which also explains its complicated and lengthy production process.
The Other Side of the Wind is a posthumously completed film directed by Orson Welles. It follows the final days of a legendary filmmaker named J.J. “Jake” Hannaford, played by John Huston, as he struggles to complete his final project. The film, noted for its complex narrative and self-referential style, offers an exploration of Hollywood’s changing landscape in the 1970s.
