Aired Wednesday March 20, 11:00pm - 12:25amon BBC Four HD

Hollywood's Brightest Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Fleeing to America after escaping her Nazi sympathiser husband, Hedy Lamarr conquered Hollywood. Known as `the most beautiful woman in the world' she was infamous for her marriages and affairs, from Spencer Tracy to JFK. This film rediscovers her not only as an actress, but as the brilliant mind who co-invented 1940's wireless technology.

Category
Biography / Documentary / Special
Original air date
2018-09-27
Cast and crew
  • Alexandra DeanDirector
  • Diane KrugerNarrator