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Wings of Fame is a Néerlandais film of genre Drama released in USA on 23 march 1990 with Peter O'Toole
Wings of Fame (1990)
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Wings of Fame is a 1990 Dutch English-language comedy fantasy film (released in the UK on 26 April 1991) directed by Otakar Votocek and starring Peter O'Toole, Colin Firth, Marie Trintignant, Andréa Ferréol and Robert Stephens. The script was written by Dutch writer Herman Koch.
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Dans les années 1960, lors d'un festival de cinéma, on attend la star César Valentin. Brian Smith, jeune écrivain inconnu, approche la vedette et le tue d'une balle de revolver avant d'être tué par la chute d'un projecteur. Smith désormais célèbre pour ce meurtre est conduit avec sa victime sur une île, dans un hôtel réservé aux célébrités dont le souvenir est encore vivace sur terre. Ceux qui tombent peu à peu dans l'oubli étant logés dans les mansardes, les caves ou rejetés à la mer, dès lors pour tous, une seule crainte obsessionnelle : Perdre sa gloire et rejoindre le groupe des oubliés de l'éternité. Dans cette atmosphère d'ennui et de haine, Smith et Valentin jouent au chat et à la souris.Actors
Peter O'Toole
(Cesar Valentin)
Colin Firth
(Brian Smith)
Marie Trintignant
(Bianca)
Andréa Ferréol
(Theresa)
Robert Stephens
(Merrick)
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