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.
Direction
Wilder's final film—cynical, wounded, and unsparing
Cinematography
Mediterranean light vs. crumbling European grandeur
Acting
Marthe Keller's impossible, tragic duality
Director
Billy Wilder
William Holden
Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler
Marthe Keller
Fedora
Hildegard Knef
Countess Sobryanski
José Ferrer
Doctor Vando
Frances Sternhagen
Miss Balfour
Mario Adorf
Corfu Hotel Manager
Stephen Collins
Young Barry
Henry Fonda
President of the Academy
Michael York
Self
Hans Járay
Count Sobryanski
Gottfried John
Kritos
Arlene Francis
Newscaster
Elma Karlowa
Maid
Ellen Schwiers
Nurse
Ferdy Mayne
First Director
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wilder considered this his true farewell, not Buddy Buddy. He never directed again.
The 'horrifying truth' deliberately echoes Sunset Boulevard—Wilder weaponizing his own legacy to show Hollywood's unchanged appetite.
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