Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Released Nov 24, 2017

1 hr. 30 min.

Documentary

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Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr fled an oppressive marriage to create a name for herself as one of Hollywood's top leading ladies in the 1940s. Behind the glamour and sex appeal, though, was a talented and inquisitive inventor who created a radio system that is now considered the basis of Bluetooth technology.

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Critics Consensus

Inspiring and tragic, Bombshell is a bittersweet celebration and reclamation of Hedy Lemarr's journey from Hollywood legend to technology genius.

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Lorenzo B

Who knew? I do, now.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/23

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 1.5 hours of real footage and people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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david f

A great documentary about the life of a movie star from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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tom m

I was intrigued by this story. Very interesting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is very good depiction of the life af the brilliant Hedy Lamarr who couldn't come to her full potential living in a male dominated society. She could have been a scientist but because of her extreme good looks ended up as a movie star. She deserved better

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Such a fascinating life! It wasn't a boring documentary; it was filmed in a way to remain interesting throughout.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Not your usual silver-screen documentary.

Mar 25, 2020

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

A fascinating documentary about Hedy Lamarr, an extraordinary woman who was so much more than the moviegoing public ever imagined.

Feb 22, 2019

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Steve Greene

indieWire

It's a reminder that, even for world-famous icons, it's pointless to reduce people to a single piece of notoriety.

Rated: B+

May 21, 2018

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... covers all aspects of her life: actress, inventor, doting mother, independent producer, and toward the end her life a recluse addicted to drugs and plastic surgery who cut herself off from even her children.

Sep 8, 2023

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Taylor Baker

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Rated: 50/100

Sep 1, 2021

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Jason Adams

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Bombshell is a movie a million years in the making. Bombshell is a hand grenade tossed into our current gas-fire of a situation - it's the movie we need, the story we need, to tell right now

Jul 2, 2021

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Synopsis

Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr fled an oppressive marriage to create a name for herself as one of Hollywood's top leading ladies in the 1940s. Behind the glamour and sex appeal, though, was a talented and inquisitive inventor who created a radio system that is now considered the basis of Bluetooth technology.

Director: Alexandra Dean
Executive Producer: Michael Kantor, Susan Sarandon
Screenwriter: Alexandra Dean
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber
Production Co: Submarine Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $819.7K

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