Youth had been a habit of hers for so long that she could not part with it.
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20236/10
Perhaps not one of Billy Wilder's most famous of films, but this penultimate effort is certainly one of his more intriguing. The story is told starting from the moment of the death of the actress "Fedora" (Marthe Keller) and so it is basically about the circumstances that led to her being hit by a train (suicide/accident?). William Holden ("Dutch Detweiler") has seen better days as an Hollywood producer, and so determines to try and lure the legendary star from her reclusive existence in her Greek villa; surrounded by a rather acolytic coterie as obsessed with their own interests as with those of the actress; and at points we are not quite sure of the extent to which her housebound existence is entirely voluntary. Hildegard Knef ("The Countess") and José Ferrer ("Dr. Vando") add further to this mystery that seems as much of a swipe at the excesses, and vacuousness (splendidly epitomised by the good looking but shallow Michael York) of Hollywood as it is about the sadly maladjusted woman. Aside from Knef - who is on great form, the acting is a little uninspiring - there are some resemblances to "Sunset Boulevard" but I felt only marginally; this has neither the intense drama, nor th
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Cast
- William HoldenBarry 'Dutch' Detweiler
- Marthe KellerFedora
- Hildegard KnefCountess Sobryanski
- José FerrerDoctor Vando
- Frances SternhagenMiss Balfour
- Mario AdorfCorfu Hotel Manager
- Stephen CollinsYoung Barry
- Henry FondaPresident of the Academy
- Michael YorkSelf
- Hans JárayCount Sobryanski
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- Billy WilderDirector
- I. A. L. DiamondWriter
- Billy WilderWriter
- Gerry FisherDirector of Photography
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
- Stefan ArnstenEditor
- Fredric SteinkampEditor
- I. A. L. DiamondProducer
- Billy WilderProducer
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