Bombshell : the Hedy Lamarr story / Reframed Pictures presents ; produced by Reframed Pictures in association with American Masters Pictures, Submarine Entertainment, and Artemis Rising ; a film by Alexandra Dean ; written and directed by Alexandra Dean ; produced by Adam Haggiag, Alexandra Dean ; producer, Katherine Drew.

What do the most ravishingly beautiful actress of the 1930s and '40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and Bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon whose ravishing visage was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman and a technol...

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Corporate Authors: Reframed Pictures (Firm) (Presenter, Production company)
American Masters Pictures (Production company)
Submarine Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Artemis Rising Foundation (Production company)
Kino Lorber, Inc (Publisher)
Zeitgeist Films (Publisher)
Other Authors: Dean, Alexandra, 1979- (Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer, Editor of moving image work)
Haggiag, Adam, 1983- (Film producer)
Drew, Katherine (Film producer)
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000 (interviewee (expression))
Brooks, Mel, 1926- (interviewee (expression))
Bogdanovich, Peter, 1939-2022 (interviewee (expression))
Osborne, Robert, 1932-2017 (interviewee (expression))
Jankura, Lindy (Editor of moving image work)
Falk, Penelope (Editor of moving image work)
Squires, Buddy (director of photography.)
Bullock, Jeremy (composer (expression))
DeWitt, Keegan, 1982- (composer (expression))
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; with optional English subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); closed-captioned.
Published: New York, NY : Kino Lorber : Zeitgeist Films, [2018]
Subjects:
Lamarr, Hedy, > 1913-2000.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Immigrants > United States > Biography.
Immigrants.
Inventors.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
United States.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Hedy Lamarr story
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
What do the most ravishingly beautiful actress of the 1930s and '40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and Bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon whose ravishing visage was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman and a technological trailblazer who perfected a radio system to throw Nazi torpedoes off course during WWII.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary in 2017.
Special features: Gillian Jacobs outtake; Mel Brooks outtake; Robert Osborne outtake; interview with director Alexandra Dean; trailer.
Call Number:PN2287.L24 B66 2018 VideoDVD
Playing Time:01:28:00
ISBN:9786317242494
6317242496
Credits:Editors, Lindy Jankura, Penelope Falk, Alexandra Dean ; director of photography, Buddy Squires ; music, Jeremy Bullock, Keegan DeWitt.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.78:1; 16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewees, Hedy Lamarr, Mel Brooks, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Osborne.