Discovering Film - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Marlene Dietrich
A fascinating profile of the German-born American actress and singer, who made her name as a femme fatale in films such as Shanghai Express and The Blue Angel.
Grace Kelly
A look at the life and career of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star who became a princess when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
Lauren Bacall
A look back at the glittering career of Lauren Bacall, who found fame alongside Humphrey Bogart in films To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage and Key Largo.
Deborah Kerr
Although nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress without winning, Deborah Kerr will always be remembered as one of Hollywood's truly great leading ladies.
Ingrid Bergman
An intimate portrait of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman, who shone in her roles as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca and as Alicia Huberman in Hitchcock thriller Notorious.
Ginger Rogers
Glittering profile of the Academy Award-winning actress and famed dancing partner of Fred Astaire. Her long career included 73 films, such as Top Hat, Swing Time and Kitty Foyle.
Ava Gardner
A look at the films and personal life of The Killers and On the Beach actress Ava Gardner, who hit headlines in 1951 when crooner Frank Sinatra left his wife Nancy to marry her.
Cary Grant
Profile of dashing Hollywood superstar Cary Grant whose films included His Girl Friday and Charade and whose five wives included actress Betsy Drake and socialite Barbara Hutton.
Robert Mitchum
A look at the life and films of actor Robert Mitchum, who spent his youth as a vagrant and professional boxer before going on to star in Cape Fear and The Night of the Hunter.
Fred Astaire
A portrait of the legendary dancer of Hollywood's golden era. A self-punishing perfectionist, Astaire achieved worldwide fame with partner Ginger Rogers.
Humphrey Bogart
A look back at the glamorous life and hugely-successful career of Academy Award-winning actor and cultural icon Humphrey Bogart.
Burt Lancaster
A portrait of blue-eyed Hollywood superstar Burt Lancaster. A self-taught actor, he shot to fame in The Killers before starring in From Here to Eternity and Atlantic City.
Henry Fonda
Profile of Academy Award-winning actor Henry Fonda, whose long and glittering film career included roles in The Grapes of Wrath, On Golden Pond and Once Upon a Time in the West.
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