As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Alan CummingNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Peter BogdanovichSelf | Self |
 Oja KodarSelf | Self |
 Orson WellesSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| SSteve EcclesineSelf | Self |
| RR. Michael StringerSelf | Self |
 Peter JasonSelf | Self |
| LLarry JacksonSelf | Self |
 Neil CantonSelf | Self |
 Cybill ShepherdSelf | Self |
 Henry JaglomSelf | Self |
 Rich LittleSelf | Self |
 Joseph McBrideSelf | Self |
 John HustonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dennis HopperSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Norman FosterSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Simon CallowSelf | Self |
 Joseph CottenSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 George Stevens Jr.Self | Self |
| MMike FerrisSelf | Self |
| JJonathon BraunSelf | Self |
| GGlenn JacobsonSelf | Self |
| EEric ShermanSelf | Self |
 Gary GraverSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jeanne MoreauSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMary Ann NewfieldSelf | Self |
| DDominique AntoineSelf | Self |
| LLouis RaceSelf | Self |
| YYves DeschampsSelf | Self |
| JJosh KarpSelf | Self |