Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
They lived among kings, legends and dreamers— and left behind a legacy that still shines
May 11, 2028
Overview
Sir Alexander Korda, one of the world's most flamboyant movie tycoons, rose from obscurity in rural Hungary to become a legendary filmmaker. With him were his brothers, Zoltan and Vincent, all living charmed lives in circles that included Vivien Leigh, Sir Laurence Olivier, Marlene Dietrich, H.G. Wells and Merle Oberon, who was soon to be Alex's wife. But along with Alex's flair for success lies an equally powerful impulse for destruction.
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Cast
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier
Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
David Niven
Self (archive footage)
David O. Selznick
Self (archive footage)
Samuel Goldwyn
Self (archive footage)
H. G. Wells
Self (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Sabu
Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton
Self (archive footage)
Elsa Lanchester
Self (archive footage)
Michael Curtiz
Self (archive footage)
Rex Harrison
Self (archive footage)
Merle Oberon
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