Calling Hedy Lamarr

May 12, 2006

1h 12m

★ 6.3

Overview

A film about the world's most beautiful woman, a Hollywood goddess and her forgotten breakthrough invention that revolutionized mobile phones. A film about a mother, an emancipated woman and a failed life. The Hedy Lamarr Story tells her tale as a fusion of modern myths, constructed legends and true stories.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Mischief Films

Lone Star Productions

Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion

BBC

AVRO

WDR

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Cast

Hedy Lamarr

Denise Loder-DeLuca

Anthony Loder

Charles Stansel

Edie Stansel

Caitlin Stansel

Hans Janitschek

Peter Shen

Roy Dunnegan

Arlene Roxbury

Marianna Newton

David Hughes

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