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Director of 'the greatest film ever made' died alone and broke, was forced to beg for money from his peers: 'Erratic, self-destructive, egotistical'

June 24, 2025 3:57 pm

The legendary filmmaker Orson Welles, hailed by many as the greatest to have ever lived, was a victim of his own temperament and lifestyle. He died broke and alone, having never made a profitable movie in his lifetime.

Sight and Sound's Greatest Films of All Time list unveiled; new champion crowned, only one Indian film makes the cut

December 02, 2022 10:01 am

Other films in Sight and Sound's top 10 list include Vertigo, Citizen Kane, In the Mood for Love and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Hollywood Rewind | Citizen Kane: The quintessential American experience

December 06, 2020 8:31 am

The reason we are still talking about Citizen Kane in the fag end of 2020 is because it is truly timeless. It is at once political and personal. The themes it dealt with were worldly but also felt so intimate and human.

Orson Welles' last film The Other Side of the Wind makes it to the screen after 50 years

September 01, 2018 2:36 pm

Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which runs from August 29 to September 8.

The Other Side of the Wind trailer offers sneak peek at Orson Welles' last film

August 31, 2018 4:11 pm

The Other Side of the Wind, directed by Orson Welles, has been in the making for over forty years. The film has been completed by Netflix and will release on November 2.

Last film of Orson Welles to finally release

October 29, 2014 3:09 pm

The last incomplete film that Orson Welles worked on before his death may finally get a release around the 100th anniversary of the legendary filmmaker's birth next May.