Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano

Name: Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1983-11-02
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Bette Davis, Ian Holm, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Anne Baxter, Olivia de Havilland

IMDb ID: tt0233322 · Year: 1983 · Rating: 8.2 (589 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and mostly before the camera.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Release Date1983-11-02Runtime60 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews8Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordscharacter name in titleProduction CompaniesBritish Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Illuminations FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233322/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0233322.jpgUpdated At2026-04-05T00:42:31

Directors

Geoffrey Baines

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Bette Davis | Character: Self
Actor: Ian Holm | Character: Self - Narrator
Actor: Geraldine Fitzgerald | Character: Self
Actor: Anne Baxter | Character: Self
Actor: Olivia de Havilland | Character: Self
Actor: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Character: Self
Actor: Loretta Andrews | Character: Chorus Girl
Actor: George Arliss | Character: Actor
Actor: Richard Barthelmess | Character: Actor
Actor: Humphrey Bogart | Character: Actor
Actor: George Brent | Character: Self
Actor: Joe E. Brown | Character: Self
Actor: Charles Coburn | Character: Actor
Actor: Joseph Cotten | Character: Actor
Actor: Henry Fonda | Character: Actor
Actor: Peggy Graves | Character: Chorus Girl
Actor: Paul Henreid | Character: Actor
Actor: Amo Ingraham | Character: Chorus Girl
Actor: Frank McHugh | Character: Snap
Actor: Robert Montgomery | Character: Actor
Actor: Pluma Noisom | Character: Chorus Girl
Actor: William Powell | Character: Sherwood Nash
Actor: Ronald Reagan | Character: Actor
Actor: Donna Mae Roberts | Character: Chorus Girl
Actor: Lyle Talbot | Character: Self
Actor: Franchot Tone | Character: Actor
Actor: Victoria Vinton | Character: Chorus Girl
Actor: Vivian Wilson | Character: Chorus Girl

[Directors Group]
Name: Geoffrey Baines | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Geoffrey Baines | Role: Producer
Name: Alan Yentob | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Philip Bonham-Carter | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Phil Gries | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Martin Patmore | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dave King | Role: Editor

[Art Department]
Name: Sarah Dewis | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mike Billing | Role: Sound Department
Name: Terry Elms | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stan Nightingale | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: John Clement | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Philip Sindall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Margot Edman | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233322/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: November 2, 1983
Ireland: December 27, 1989

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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