Discovering Film
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Discovering Film
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Discovering Film, Discovering: William Holden

Season 5, Episode 7

A fascinating look at the life and career of William Holden, an actor who became one of Hollywood's biggest box office draws from the 1950s through to the 1970s.

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Discovering: Jean Harlow
S5 E1 • 43m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A profile of American actress Jean Harlow, who rose to fame as a sex symbol and starred in several films with Clark Gable in the 1930s before her untimely death aged 26.

Discovering: Lee Marvin
S5 E2 • 45m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text12

An intimate look at the life and career of Academy Award-winning actor Lee Marvin, who starred in movies including Cat Ballou, The Professionals and The Dirty Dozen.

Discovering: Anthony Quinn
S5 E3 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A look at the life and career of Oscar-winning Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn, who starred in movies such as Viva Zapata!, Lust for Life and Zorba the Greek.

Discovering: Joan Crawford
S5 E4 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A fascinating look at the life and career of actress and dancer Joan Crawford, who won an Academy Award for her role in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce.

Discovering: Buster Keaton
S5 E5 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

An intimate profile of silent film pioneer Buster Keaton, whose stone-faced physical comedy turned him into a Hollywood superstar in the 1920s.

Discovering: Olivia De Havilland
S5 E6 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

Intimate profile of Olivia de Havilland. Best known as Melanie in Gone with the Wind, she won Academy Awards for her roles in To Each His Own and The Heiress.

Discovering: William Holden
S5 E7 • 43m • HDClosed Captioned Alt Text12

A fascinating look at the life and career of William Holden, an actor who became one of Hollywood's biggest box office draws from the 1950s through to the 1970s.

Discovering: Barbara Stanwyck
S5 E8 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A profile of Barbara Stanwyck, an actress who enjoyed a 60-year career in film and television, best known for her strong female roles in films, such as Double Indemnity.

Discovering: Gregory Peck
S5 E9 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

An eye-opening look at the life and films of American film legend Gregory Peck, the Academy Award-winning star of the 1962 drama To Kill a Mockingbird.

Discovering: Claudia Cardinale
S5 E10 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

An intriguing profile of Tunisian-born Italian film actress Claudia Cardinale, who appeared in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s.

Discovering: Walter Matthau
S5 E11 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

Film experts reflect on the life and career of Oscar-winning actor Walter Matthau, who starred in the comedies Fortune Cookie, The Odd Couple and Grumpy Old Men.

Discovering: Shirley Maclaine
S5 E12 • 43m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

A fascinating look at the life and career of Shirley MacLaine, one of Hollywood's legendary leading ladies, who starred in films including The Apartment and Sweet Charity.

Discovering: Charles Bronson
S5 E13 • 44m • HDClosed Captioned Alt TextPG

Film experts reflect on the work of Charles Bronson, who became a Hollywood star with his tough-guy, vigilante roles in films such as The Magnificent Seven and Death Wish.

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  • About this episode
  • A look at the life and career of the Hollywood actor, whose roles in Jaws, All That Jazz and The French Connection catapulted him to stardom.
  • CrewLyndy Saville (Director)
  • GenreFactual, Arts
  • Seasons9
  • StudioSky Arts