Apparently it was Heston who insisted that Welles had to direct it
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The only Dave is pushing things forward, Thu 19 Jul 2012, 22:56,
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By the look of that intro
Heston got something right in that film then.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 19 Jul 2012, 23:00,
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From what I know, Heston signed on thinking Welles would direct it but Welles was only originally due to star.
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