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Hollywood Greats (1977)

Hollywood Greats

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40m

Documentary, Historical

August 4th, 1977

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Synopsis

Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. The film critic Barry Norman wrote and narrated a series of in depth profiles on major Hollywood film personalities, in which he interviewed surviving associates. He later made a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, entitled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were authored by Norman were subsequently published. A series of the same name was later presented by Jonathan Ross from 1999 to 2006.

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Cast

Barry Norman
Self - Presenter
Jonathan Ross
Self - Presenter
David Thomson
Self
Lauren Bacall
Self
George Cukor
Self
Roger Moore
Self
Ian McShane
Narrator
Robert Wagner
Self
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Self
Dore Schary
Self
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Directors

Margaret Sharp
(6 episodes, 1977-1979)
Judy Lindsay
(5 episodes, 1977-1979)
Sue Mallinson
(2 episodes, 1979)
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Producers

Barry Brown
producer / executive producer (17 episodes, 1977-1984)
Margaret Sharp
producer
(3 episodes, 1984)
Sue Mallinson
producer
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Writers

Barry Norman
written by
(15 episodes, 1977-1979)
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Keywords

actress
actor
filmmaking
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 4th, 1977 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

The Hollywood Greats (original title)
The Hollywood Greats (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Hollywood Greats (United States of America) (new title)

Running Times

40 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

BBC One (produced by)
BBC Studios (produced by)
BBC Studios (produced by)
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Distribution Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (BBC 1)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
BBC One (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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