The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)

The true story of the life of the movies first femme-fatale, Theda Bara, who made over 40 films, only a handful of which survive. Born in America, her film producers insisted she was an ... See full summary »

Director:

Hugh Munro Neely

Writers:

Andie Hicks, Hugh Munro Neely

Stars:

AnnaLisa Erickson, Theda Bara, Robert S. Birchard

Cast

Credited cast:
AnnaLisa Erickson	...	Hedda Hopper (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Theda Bara	...	(archive footage)
Robert S. Birchard	...	Himself
Megan Blanchard	...	Isadora Duncan
Edward Brabin	...	Himself
Elizabeth Brabin Brace	...	Herself
Lucy Bush	...	Newspaper Reviewer (voice)
Catheryn Clarke	...	Theda Bara, age 18
Ben Deeley	...	(archive footage)
Dana Delany	...	Theda Bara (voice)
Dennis Delsing	...	Preston Sturges (voice)
Bram Dijkstra	...	Himself
Wendy Douglas	...	Pauline deCoppet Goodman
Alice Eis	...	(archive footage)
John E. Farrell	...	Reporter (voice)

Storyline

The true story of the life of the movies first femme-fatale, Theda Bara, who made over 40 films, only a handful of which survive. Born in America, her film producers insisted she was an exotic foreigner, born in Egypt. Her most famous film was "Cleopatra" (Fox, 1917).

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Plot Keywords:

femme fatale | actress | film history | lost film

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Taglines:

The life and films of Theda Bara

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$194,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Timeline Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (musical score and sound effects)

Color:

Color (black & white archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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