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44% Critic Match
Fade to Black
“Sex. Corruption. Murder. Get the picture?”
4.4 / 10• 2006• 1h 45m•R• English
DramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
Still reeling from the painful breakup of his marriage to screen siren Rita Hayworth, filmmaker Orson Welles makes his way to Rome, where he gets pulled into a tangled political plot involving murder and mysterious motives. A beautiful actress proves a tempting distraction. But if they want to stay alive, Welles and his young Italian driver need to stay focused.
Cast & Crew
Danny Huston
Orson Welles
Lead
Diego Luna
Tommaso Moreno
Paz Vega
Lea Padovani
Christopher Walken
Brewster
Anna Galiena
Aida Padovani
Violante Placido
Stella
Nathaniel Parker
Viola
Zoran Miljković
Customs Agent
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Oliver Parker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fade to Black is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
