May 23, 2017
85 min
Full-HD

Becoming Cary Grant (2017)

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.

Category

Documentary

Country

France

Companies

YUZU Productions ARTE

Cary Grant

Self (archive footage)

Jonathan Pryce

Cary Grant (voice)

Judy Balaban

Self

Mark Glancy

Self

Barbara Jaynes

Self

David Thomson

Self

Irene Dunne

Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

Self (archive footage)

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