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Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

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Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate

Mar 2, 2014

1h 16m

★ 6.5

Overview

A peep behind the scenes of the golden era of Hollywood to discover exactly how and why Katharine Hepburn became one of the most famous actresses in the glamorous world of cinema.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

ARTE

Media

Florianfilm

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Dick Cavett

Self - Chat-Show Host

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Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Self - Professor of Costume Design

Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Jerry Adler

Self - Actor

Jerry Adler

No Image

Self - Film Historian

Robert S. Birchard

Katie Couric

Self - Interviewer (archive footage)

Katie Couric

Katharine Hepburn

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn