Directed by:
Billy WilderCinematography:
Gerry FisherComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Mario Adorf, Stephen Collins, Henry Fonda, Michael York, Gottfried John (more)Plots(1)
Washed-up producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler (William Holden) attempts to lure the iconic but reclusive actress Fedora (Marthe Keller) out of retirement in a bid to revive both their careers. But her privacy is hard won, and with good reason, and opening up the secrets surrounding her could spell disaster. Continuing the exploration of themes first examined in Sunset Boulevard, now decades later through the prism of New Hollywood, Fedora is a great filmmaker's testament, and a masterful, stirring exploration of cinema's power. For his penultimate film, Billy Wilder created this elegiac, potent and richly entertaining mystery. Reuniting with one of his greatest actors William Holden, and co-written with his longtime collaborator I.A.L. Diamond, this is an exquisitely crafted tale of romance and intrigue. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
William Holden
USA
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Marthe Keller
Switzerland
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
Marathon Man (1976)
And Now My Love (1974)
Hildegard Knef
German Empire
Best movies:
Unter den Brücken (1945)
The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
José Ferrer
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best movies:
Winnetou (1963)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Stephen Collins
USA
Best movies:
Blood Diamond (2006)
All the President's Men (1976)
Fedora (1978)
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Michael York
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
Cabaret (1972)
Gottfried John
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)
Ferdy Mayne
German Empire
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Password is Courage (1962)
Elma Karlowa
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977) (TV movie)
Ellen Schwiers
German Empire
Maurice Baquet
France
Best movies:
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
The Angel (1982)
Z (1969)
Jacques Maury
Belgium
Best movies:
Love and Death (1975)
Aces High (1976)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
Peter Capell
German Empire
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Panos Papadopulos
Greece
Best movies:
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Fedora (1978)
Otto - Der Film (1985)
Christoph Künzler
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Warrior's Heart (1992)
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (1994)
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
Arlene Francis
USA
Best movies:
One, Two, Three (1961)
Fedora (1978)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Bob Cunningham
USA
Best movies:
Fedora (1978)
Danger Grows Wild (1966)
Spare Parts (1979) (TV movie)