Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes (2024)

6.9/10 • 99 min • Documentary

Overview

The film focuses on the icon of Hollywood’s golden age, Humphrey Bogart, and is framed around his relationships with the five formidable women in his life – his mother and his four wives, including Lauren Bacall. Featuring unprecedented access to rare footage from the estate, and narrated exclusively in his own words, ‘Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes’ explores his journey to become the of star of timeless classics ‘Casablanca,’ ‘Maltese Falcon’’ and ‘The Big Sleep.’ Each relationship offers a deep and intimate understanding of a man for whom stardom was hard won and much deserved.

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Enzo Squillino Jr.

Humphrey Bogart

Lauren Bacall

Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman

Self (archive footage)

Kerry Shale

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