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Fade to Black is a 2006 British political thriller drama film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Danny Huston as Orson Welles.

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Fade to Black
Directed by	Oliver Parker
Written by	Oliver Parker Davide Ferrario (book)
Produced by	James Spring Jonathan Olsberg Barbary Thompson
Starring	Danny Huston Diego Luna Paz Vega Christopher Walken
Cinematography	John de Borman
Edited by	Guy Bensley
Music by	Charlie Mole
Distributed by	Lionsgate[1]
Release dates	9 October 2006 (2006-10-09) (Hamburg Film Festival) 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30) (Spain) 25 May 2007 (2007-05-25) (Serbia)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

In 1947 Hollywood, Orson Welles had a divorce from Rita Hayworth. When he travels to Rome for the lead role in Black Magic, an actor is murdered on set and Welles finds himself allured by the deceased's beautiful stepdaughter (Paz Vega). Soon he becomes embroiled in dangerous political games as the run-up to post-war elections surfaces.

Cast

• Danny Huston as Orson Welles
• Diego Luna as Tommaso Moreno
• Paz Vega as Lea Padovani
• Christopher Walken as Brewster
• Nathaniel Parker as Viola
• Anna Galiena as Aida Padovani
• Violante Placido as Stella
• Pino Ammendola as Grisha

References

External links

• Fade to Black at IMDb
• Fade to Black at Rotten Tomatoes
• Ken Russell, Fade to Black gives us Orson Welles as a hungry hustler, Times of London review, 6 March 2008.

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