Discovering Film - Season 9
Season 9
Episodes
Jack Nicholson
A fascinating look at the life and career of Jack Nicholson, the Oscar-winning actor whose film credits include Easy Rider, The Shining, A Few Good Men and The Departed.
Jane Fonda
Movie experts look back at the life and career of Jane Fonda, who won Oscars for her performances in both neo-noir crime-thriller Klute and wartime drama Coming Home.
Peter Finch
An intimate portrait of Peter Finch, the actor known for his portrayal of anchorman Howard Beale in Network, for which he received the first ever posthumous Oscar.
Gene Wilder
A look at the life and career of Gene Wilder, the charismatic star of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
Laurence Harvey
A look at the life and career of Laurence Harvey, the actor best known for his Oscar and BAFTA-nominated performance as Joe Lampton in 1959 drama Room at the Top.
Donald Sutherland
A look at the life and career of Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose credits include The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, Pride and Prejudice and The Hunger Games.
Dirk Bogarde
Movie experts reflect on the career of Dirk Bogarde, the great English actor known for his complex roles in the dark films Victim, Death in Venice and The Night Porter.
Charles Laughton
A look at the life and career of Charles Laughton, the Yorkshire-born stage and film actor who starred in The Old Dark House and Mutiny on the Bounty.
Karl Malden
An intimate profile of Karl Malden, the actor who won an Oscar for his role as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire and was nominated for another for On the Waterfront.
Anthony Hopkins
A look at the career of Anthony Hopkins, the Oscar-winning actor known for roles in films such as The Silence of the Lambs, The Remains of the Day and Amistad.
Faye Dunaway
A closer look at the life and career of Faye Dunaway, the Oscar-winning actress known for her roles in Bonnie and Clyde, The Thomas Crown Affair, Chinatown and Network.
Vincent Price
A look at the life and career of Vincent Price, the suavely menacing star of numerous horror films including House of Wax and The Abominable Dr Phibes.
Judi Dench
A look back at the career of Judi Dench, who won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love before going on to star as M in eight James Bond movies.
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