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Icon. Immigrant. Inventor. - Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
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Title: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Release Date: 6 Jun 2018

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Reframed Pictures

Production Companies: Reframed Pictures

Overview: The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.

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Average Vote: 6.9 (101 votes)

Cast

  • Self (archive footage): Hedy Lamarr
  • Self: Mel Brooks
  • Self: Jennifer Hom
  • Self: Anthony Loder
  • Self: Wendy Colton
  • Self: Fleming Meeks
  • Self: Richard Rhodes
  • Self: Jan-Christopher Horak
  • Self: Jeanine Basinger
  • Self: Peter Bogdanovich
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