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.
Directed by Billy Wilder
hollywood
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3.5 / 5
Cast
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
Crew
Billy Wilder
Director
I. A. L. Diamond
Writer
Billy Wilder
Writer
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography
Billy Wilder
Producer
I. A. L. Diamond
Producer
Tom Tryon
Story
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 10/16/25
Plenty of very interesting ideas and themes not exactly told in a compelling manner.
Plenty of very interesting ideas and themes not exactly told in a compelling manner.
Taylor Hyder
And her real life was even crazier than this
And her real life was even crazier than this
alicia
8.0★ · 03/27/25
la sustancia pero horrible
la sustancia pero horrible
Kaiden Tran
5.6★ · 12/30/24
not a cool twist lmao. Interesting plot idea though, however the movie just falls flat.
not a cool twist lmao. Interesting plot idea though, however the movie just falls flat.