Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

AA
1h 28m
2018
6.905 /10 (111)

Icon. Immigrant. Inventor.

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English, Deutsch
Released Date: 2018-06-06

Top Billed Cast

Hedy Lamarr

Self (archive footage)

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

Self

Anne Helen Petersen

Self

Diane Kruger

Self

Stephen Michael Shearer

Self

Robert Osborne

Self

Denise Loder-DeLuca

Self

Roy Windham

Self

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