• 1997
  • TV-14
  • 26m
Great Romances of the 20th Century

Summary A series of celebrity couples originally produced by the BBC for the Internet. Only a few episodes were also shown on TV on the BBC2 channel. Only 8 episodes were shown at the end of 1997 on German television. View more details

  • 1997
  • TV-14
  • 26m

Great Romances of the 20th Century

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Robert Powell

All cast & crew

7.9

Details

Genres : Biography Documentary

Release date : Jan 25, 1997

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Summary A series of celebrity couples originally produced by the BBC for the Internet. Only a few episodes were also shown on TV on the BBC2 channel. Only 8 episodes were shown at the end of 1997 on German television. View more details

Details

Genres : Biography Documentary

Release date : Jan 25, 1997

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 25, 1997
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
Episode 2 • Dec 31, 1969
Jackie Kennedy and JFK
Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas
In his search for happiness, an all powerful Greek shipping tycoon would be held enthralled until his death, by the finest opera singer of her time.
Episode 4 • Oct 31, 1997
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard
The matinée idol and the funny lady made a devoted couple, but a tragic accident killed Carole Lombard and destroyed Gable's life.
Episode 5 • Mar 07, 1997
Juan and Evita Peron
Episode 6 • Sep 09, 1997
Winston and Clementine Churchill
Episode 7 • Dec 31, 1969
Greta Garbo & John Gilbert
When the enigmatic actress was swept off her feet by the charming silent star, John Gilbert, both their careers were almost destroyed when he took on Hollywood's mightiest moguls.
Episode 8 • Nov 06, 1997
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun
He actually swarmed most for Albert Speer, his young armor minister, who politely swarmed back. But Hitler eventually married Eva Braun.
Episode 9 • Aug 21, 1997
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
They were Hollywood's greatest match; a couple that could live neither with nor without each other.
Episode 10 • Jul 19, 1997
Edward and Mrs Simpson
In a scandal that could have brought down the British Monarchy, a King gave up his throne? but what was the hold Mrs Simpson had over Edward VIII?
Episode 11 • Dec 31, 1969
Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier
In what became one of Hollywood's most fascinating and stormiest affairs, two personal and public lives were ultimately broken by the pressure of their own success.
Episode 12 • Dec 31, 1969
Nicholas and Alexandra
Episode 13 • Sep 03, 1997
Amelia Earhardt and George Puttnam
Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1969
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia
Episode 15 • Dec 31, 1969
George VI and The Queen Mother
Episode 16 • Oct 16, 1997
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini
Episode 17 • Oct 09, 1997
Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes
Episode 18 • Nov 06, 1997
De Gaulle and Yvonne Vendroux
From their years as sweethearts to their years in exile, the enduring love of De Gaulle's wife was an inspiration to France's greatest political leader.
Episode 19 • Dec 25, 1997
Charles and Oona Chaplin
Episode 20 • Dec 18, 1997
Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn
Episode 21 • Dec 31, 1969
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
Following a magical first meeting, she was the woman who defined the role of America's First Lady as she supported and cared for her husband through his political career and long illness.
Episode 22 • Sep 11, 1997
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Episode 23 • Dec 31, 1969
William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies
Episode 24 • Oct 17, 1997
Marilyn Monroe and Joe Di Maggio
Episode 25 • Dec 29, 1997
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
When two of early Hollywood's most successful stars married and created their own studio, few could have imagined the scandal that would follow.
Episode 26 • Nov 27, 1997
Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth
He was Hollywood's 'Boy Wonder', who seemed to succeed at everything he tried. She was one of its most voluptuous stars. Together for a brief period they seemed the perfect couple.

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