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Wings of Fame

If you think life is strange, wait till you see what comes next.

1990★ 6.5 · 241h 56mDramaFantasyComedy

Overview

After several attempts to approach film star Cesar Valentin, writer Brian Smith takes matters into his own hands, shooting the actor in front of hundreds of fans, only to be killed himself in the ensuing chaos. Achieving instant notoriety, Smith transcends with Valentin to a luxury hotel in the afterlife, a strange new world beyond the veil of mortality inhabited exclusively by dead celebrities.

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Colin Firth
as Brian Smith

Peter O'Toole
as Cesar Valentin

Robert Stephens
as Merrick

Gottfried John
as Zlatogorski

Andréa Ferréol
as Theresa

Ken Campbell
as Head Waiter

Pat Roach

Marie Trintignant
as Bianca

Ellen Umlauf
as Aristida

Michiel Romeyn
as Baldesari

Maria Becker
as Dr. Frisch

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Release date: 1990-03-23

Runtime: 1h 56m

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DramaFantasyComedy

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