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The Hollywood Greats

1977 to 2006 Documentary 7 seasons

TMDB rating 4.7/10 Ended

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 and details

  • Jonathan RossSelf - Presenter
  • Tony CurtisSelf (archive footage)
  • Shelley Winters
  • Gene Hackman
  • Alan Rickman
  • Maureen O'Hara
  • Daryl Hannah
  • Martin ScorseseSelf
  • Stephen Rea
  • Michael Douglas
  • Eli WallachSelf
  • Ridley Scott
Network
BBC One
First aired
Aug 4, 1977
Latest episode
Apr 18, 2006

TYSON

2026

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