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Discovering Film Season 11 Episodes

13 Episodes 2019 - 2019

Episode 1

Ben Kingsley

A look at the career of Ben Kingsley, the British actor who went from the Royal Shakespeare Company to becoming a major name in the movies with his Academy Award-winning performance in the title role of Gandhi (1982).

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Episode 2

Helen Mirren

Follow the acting career of Helen Mirren. Movies, television, theater, all different, and all equal in recognition of this great actress, with their praise, and their awards.

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Episode 3

Vanessa Redgrave

An examination of the film career of leading British actress, scion of an acting dynasty.

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Episode 4

Jason Robards

A seasoned Broadway actor who found his niche in movies in complex authoritarian roles, this is a portrait of a twice Academy Award winner's career.

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Episode 5

Richard Dreyfuss

The film career of the US leading man, once the youngest recipient of the Best Actor Academy Award.

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Episode 6

Basil Rathbone

This South African born British actor's incisive, icy delivery made him the screen's most distinguished villain . A champion fencer, he was a worthy foil to Hollywood's swashbucklers, and for many remains the perfect 'Sherlock Holmes'.

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Episode 7

Jon Voight

An examination of the career of the Academy Award winning actor.

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Episode 8

Dustin Hoffman

A profile of one of Hollywood's most memorable and versatile actors, who became a star in spite of a physique atypical of the movie norm.

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Episode 9

Julia Roberts

Profile of the US actress whose ebullient early performances as charming, relatable characters made her Hollywood's most bankable star and enabled her to choose from a wider range of roles.

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Episode 10

Richard Gere

Featuring the career of the actor from his beginnings in Broadway musicals to leading man in some of Hollywood's most successful movies, and the impact his outspoken political views have had for him.

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Episode 11

Dennis Hopper

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Episode 12

Sissy Spacek

Explores the acting strengths and heights of Sissy Spacek.

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Episode 13

Alan Rickman

A look at the career of Alan Rickman, who went from being an acclaimed actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company to a major British name in Hollywood movies with his villainous turns in Die Hard (1988) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

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