The company will finance the restoration of The Other Side of the Wind, the director’s 1970 film starring John Huston and Dennis HopperNetflix has announced a plan to restore and release Orson Welles’ film The Other Side of the Wind, unfinished since the early 1970s. Orson Welles fans who donated to have final film finished want their money back Read moreThe project will be overseen by Frank Marshall, who also worked on the original film. “Like so many others who grew up worshipping the craft and vision of Orson Welles, this is a dream come true,” said Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix. “The promise of being able to bring to the world this unfinished work of Welles with his true artistic intention intact, is a point of pride for me and for Netflix. Cinephiles and film enthusiasts around the world will experience the magic of Orson Welles once again or for the very first time.”Welles, whose masterpiece Citizen Kane has been described as the greatest film of all time, died in 1985.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2017 20:56 UTC