7.8
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2001
“Youth had been a habit of hers for so long that she could not part with it.”
Fedora (1978)
June 29, 19781h 49mEN
6.7
149 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Billy WilderWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
$6.7M
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
SFPNF Geria II Filmgesellschaft m.b.H.Bavaria Studios
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CinemaSerf
6.0Perhaps 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…
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