Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) by Evan G — 04 Jul 2018

Tremendous and ultimately sad story about Hedy Lamarr who turned out to also be a brilliant inventor and tragic figure.

This review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018) was written by Evan G on 04 July 2018.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Christopher H (1,747) on 13 Aug 2018

Portrays Lemarr as a real person, not the star, revealing intelligence, talents and personal issues, as a good documentary should…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 02 Mar 2018

Film buffs must-see doc about Lamarr's invention of device to steer torpedoes remotely using frequency hopping technology. Genius…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 07 Mar 2018

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 08 Mar 2018

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 01 Mar 2018

A victim of the misogyny of her era and her own impulsive decisions, she emerges as a complex self-mythologizer who invented her own…

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