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Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

Ian Holm narrates this documentary, originally broadcast in 1983, about Hollywood star Bette Davis. Spanning her life and career from the 1920s to the 1980s, on stage and on screen, the programme includes an interview with the actress herself.

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44 minutes

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Mon 27 Nov 2023 00:35
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  • 00:00

    Brian Eno

    Another Green World

Credits

Narrator Ian Holm
Interviewed Guest Bette Davis
Interviewed Guest Geraldine Fitzgerald
Interviewed Guest Anne Baxter
Interviewed Guest Olivia de Havilland
Interviewed Guest Joseph L Mankiewicz
Executive Producer Alan Yentob
Producer Geoffrey Baines

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