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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Jun 06, 2018 | IMDB 6.9

88 min Watch Now

Documentary

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

Casts
Hedy Lamarr, Mel Brooks, Jennifer Hom, Anthony Loder, Wendy Colton, Fleming Meeks, Richard Rhodes, Jan-Christopher Horak, Jeanine Basinger, Peter Bogdanovich

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