Wings of Fame

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.

Cast

Peter O'Toole

as Cesar Valentin

Colin Firth

as Brian Smith

Marie Trintignant

as Bianca

Andréa Ferréol

as Theresa

Robert Stephens

as Merrick

Ellen Umlauf

as Aristida

Maria Becker

as Dr. Frisch

Gottfried John

as Zlatogorski

Michiel Romeyn

as Baldesari

Ken Campbell

as Head Waiter

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