Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star (Dubini) (2DVD)

MGM-tycoon Louis B. Mayer called Hedy Lamarr "the most beautiful girl of the century." A psychological portrait of glamour star Hedy Lamarr who became scandalously famous in 1933 as the first nude on the screen with her appearance in the Austrian/Czech film EKSTASE. She then had an extraordinary career in more than 25 Hollywood films and don't forget her historic patent for a torpedo guided system from 1942 which serves today as the basis for mobile phones.

The documentary of Donatello & Fosco Dubini contains interviews with Mickey Rooney, Lupita Kohner, Kenneth Anger and many other personal friends of Hedy.
The 2DVD set also offers Hedy Lamarr's legendary scandal film EKTASE in an uncut version and clips by Gustav Machaty, and Hedy by Andy Warhol.






DVD 1
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star (2005), 85'
directed by Donatello & Fosco Dubini, Barbara Ober
Hollywood Hairdresser - Eric Root (2006), 13'
Trailer Jean Seberg: American Actress (1995), 5'
Trailer Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind (2001), 3'
Trailer Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star (2006), 1'

Documents, photos and filmography of Hedy Lamarr as ROM features
4-page booklet with essays about the film


DVD 2
Ekstase (1933), 79'
directed by Gustav Machaty
Lobby cards and stills
Essays by Uli Jung and Armin Loacker about the production history and the different versions of the film as ROM features.
DVD edited by: Bonner Kinemathek, Filmmuseum München and Goethe-Institut Munich
Original trailer for cinema

4:3 (PAL) & 16:9 (PAL) / 1.85:1 /Dolby Digital 2.0 (mono) & (stereo) / language: German, English / subtitles: German, English