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)
Once a Hollywood legend, the still-beautiful Fedora lives in seclusion on the island of Corfu. Former lover Barry Detweiler tries to lure her out of retirement and to learn her strange secret in this drama from director Billy Wilder. Fedora is film's most intriguing movie queen. Rumored to be well into her sixties, the actress has remained a starlet for over four decades -- retaining youth and radiance despite her advancing years. The mystery behind her numinous persona has never ceased to captivate audiences. Even now, as she lives in seclusion on the beautiful Greek island of Corfu, the public buzzes for her to return to the screen. When producer Barry Detweiler travels to Corfu, staking his faltering career on Fedora's return, he discovers the actress's tragic secret. Fedora's eternal loveliness may not be the result of defying her age, but of concealing her youth. (official distributor synopsis)
(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)
Murderers 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:
Apache Gold (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)
Ali: 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)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)
Spare Parts (1979) (TV movie)