Movie: Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

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Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

Bibi Andersson
Bibi Andersson

Narrator (voice)

John Gilbert
John Gilbert

Self (archive footage)

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage)

Antonio Moreno
Antonio Moreno

Self as Manuel Robledo (archive footage)

Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez

Self as Don Rafael Brull (archive footage)

Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström

Self (archive footage)

Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg

Self (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer
Louis B. Mayer

Self (archive footage)

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    Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films. Narrated by Bibi Andersson.

  • Release Date

    1986-01-01

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  • Tagline

    Two part biography of Greta Garbo.

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