Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)

Directed by

Alexandra Dean

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 114 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Hedy Lamarr, a glamorous Hollywood star who was also a brilliant inventor. It explores how her intelligence and technical contributions were overlooked during her lifetime and how she fought to be recognized for more than her beauty.

informativeeye-openingreflectivepoignantfrustratinginspiringunderstatedrevealing

What happens

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (referred to onscreen as simply Bombshell) is a 2017 American biographical documentary film directed, written and co-edited by Alexandra Dean, about the life of actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. It had its world premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and released theatrically on November 24, 2017. The film was broadcast in the United States on the PBS biography series American Masters in May 2018. As of April 2020, it was also available on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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