Fade to Black (2006 film)

Fade to Black
Directed by	Oliver Parker
Produced by	James Spring Jonathan Olsberg Barbary Thompson
Written by	Oliver Parker Davide Ferrario (book)
Starring	Danny Huston Diego Luna Paz Vega Christopher Walken
Music by	Charlie Mole
Cinematography	John de Borman
Edited by	Guy Bensley
Distributed by	Mirimax Records Pandora Cinema
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

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

Synopsis

The year is 1948. His Hollywood career deadlocked, Orson Welles (Danny Huston) is in need to get over his failed marriage to 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 Welles 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 the Internet Movie Database
• Ken Russell, Fade to Black gives us Orson Welles as a hungry hustler, Times of London review, 6 March 2008.