FEDORA (1978)

Film details

Featuring

Marthe Keller William Holden Hildegard Knef
Director

Billy Wilder
Countries

France Federal Republic of Germany
Year

1978
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Fedora, a Hollywood screen goddess, retires at the height of her fame and beauty to live in seclusion on a Greek island. Barry Detweiler, American producer, tries to persuade her to make a comeback in his new movie, thereby reviving his own failing career and fortunes. Told in flashback, after the actress's suicide.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - 'Fedora' [Antonia Sobryanski]
    
    Marthe Keller
  - Barry Detweiler
    
    William Holden
  - Countess Sobryanski
    
    Hildegard Knef
  - Dr Vando
    
    José Ferrer
  - hotel manager
    
    Mario Adorf
  - himself
    
    Michael York
  - himself
    
    Henry Fonda
  - Miss Balfour
    
    Frances Sternhagen
  - Count Sobryanski
    
    Hans Jaray
  - Kritos
    
    Gottfried John
  - Barry Detweiler, aged 25
    
    Stephen Collins
  - TV newscaster
    
    Arlene Francis
  - Head Usher
    
    Jacques Maury
  - Antonia, as a child
    
    Christine Mueller
  - nurse
    
    Ellen Schwiers
  - director of 'Leda and the Swan'
    
    Ferdy Mayne
  - director of 'The Last Waltz'
    
    Peter Capell
  - assistant director
    
    Bob Cunningham
  - clerk
    
    Christoph Kuenzler
  - Gladys
    
    Mary Kelly
  - maid
    
    Elma Karlowa
  - bartender
    
    Panos Papadopoulos
  - photographer
    
    Rex Mcgee
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Billy Wilder
  - Assistant Director
    
    Wieland Liebske
  - Assistant Director
    
    Stavros Kaplanidis
  - Assistant Director
    
    Jean-Patrick Constantini
  - Assistant Director
    
    Don French
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Geria Film
  - Production Company
    
    Bavaria Atelier GmbH
  - Production Company
    
    Société Française de Production
  - Producer
    
    Billy Wilder
  - Associate Producer
    
    I.A.L. Diamond
  - Production Executive (Bavaria Atelier)
    
    Helmut Jedele
  - Production Executive (Geria Film)
    
    Lutz Hengst
  - Unit Manager
    
    Franz Achter
  - Production Manager (West Germany)
    
    Dieter Meyer
  - Production Manager (Greece)
    
    Aspa Lambrou
  - Production Manager (France)
    
    Ludmilla Goulian
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Willy Egger
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Harold Nebenzal
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Billy Wilder
  - Screenplay
    
    I.A.L. Diamond
  - Original Story
    
    Tryon, Thomas
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Gerry Fisher
  - Camera Operator
    
    Bernard Ford
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects
    
    Charly Baumgartner
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Fredric Steinkamp
  - Editor
    
    Stefan Arnsten
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Alexandre Trauner
  - Art Director
    
    Robert André
  - Set Decorator
    
    Charles Mérangel
  - Sculptures
    
    Giulio Tamassy
  Costumes:
  - Costumes
    
    Charlotte Flemming
  Make-up:
  - Special Make-up
    
    Tom Smith
  - Make-up
    
    Rüdiger von Sperl
  - Make-up
    
    Ago von Sperl
  - Make-up
    
    Evelyn Doering
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Miklós Rózsa
  - Dance of the Brave Ones
    
    Georgos Mitsakis
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    David Hildyard
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Robert J. Litt
  - Sound Editor
    
    Gordon Daniel
  - Sound Editor
    
    Carl Mahakian