Fedora
“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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Cast
17 people
William Holden
Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Marthe Keller
Fedora
Known for
Marathon Man
Marie Antoinette
Hildegard Knef
Countess Sobryanski
Known for
The Murderers Are Among Us
The Lost Continent
José Ferrer
Doctor Vando
Known for
Dune
Lawrence of Arabia
Frances Sternhagen
Miss Balfour
Known for
Misery
The Mist
Mario Adorf
Corfu Hotel Manager
Known for
The Tin Drum
The Italian Connection
Stephen Collins
Young Barry
Known for
Revolution
No Ordinary Family
Henry Fonda
President of the Academy
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Michael York
Self
Known for
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jesus of Nazareth
Hans Járay
Count Sobryanski
Also in
Lydia
Lover Divine
Gottfried John
Kritos
Known for
GoldenEye
World on a Wire
Arlene Francis
Newscaster
Known for
One, Two, Three
The Thrill of It All
Billy Wilder Director · I. A. L. Diamond Writer Tom Tryon Story
Budget $6.7M · United States release April 15, 1979 · Produced in France, Germany
Box office
Budget
$6,700,000
Production
SFP
Production
NF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.
Production
Bavaria Studios
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Greek
Release dates
France · May 30, 1978
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany · June 29, 1978
Theatrical
United States · April 15, 1979
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
October 3, 1978 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
France
September 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 16, 1978 · Theatrical
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