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Talking Pictures (2013)

Documentary

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

IMDb rating
8.4 (115 votes)
Episode average
7.3 -1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.46 avg 23 episodes 9.4 → 7.2 40 min avg

Ep 1: 9.4 · 64 votesEp 2: 6.1 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 5 votesEp 10: 6.9 · 11 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 5 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 13: 7.2 · 5 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 8 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 6 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 19: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 21: 6.8 · 6 votesEp 22: 6.9 · 7 votesEp 23: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 25: 7.0 · 5 votesEp 31: 7.3 · 9 votesEp 33: 7.5 · 13 votesEp 34: 7.2 · 11 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Bette Davis: Talking Pictures9.464
2John Mills: Talking Pictures6.114
3David Niven: Talking Pictures8.18
4Gene Kelly: Talking Pictures7.510
5John Wayne: Talking Pictures7.212
6Tony Curtis: Talking Pictures7.47
7Dirk Bogarde: Talking Pictures7.77
8James Stewart: Talking Pictures7.65
10Orson Welles: Talking Pictures6.911
11Ingrid Bergman: Talking Pictures7.65
12Alec Guinness: Talking Pictures8.010
13Gregory Peck: Talking Pictures7.25
16Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers: Talking Pictures7.68
17Richard Burton7.56
18Alfred Hitchcock8.013
19Shirley MacLaine7.45
21Richard Attenborough: Talking Pictures6.86
22Deborah Kerr6.97
23Laurence Olivier: Talking Pictures7.77
25Paul Newman7.05
31Maggie Smith7.39
33Michael Caine7.513
34Sean Connery: Talking Pictures7.211

Season 2 (2015)

7.02 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.9 31 min avg

Ep 4: 7.0 · 9 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 7 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 5 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 12 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 10 votesEp 11: 7.2 · 6 votesEp 12: 6.8 · 6 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 8 votesEp 16: 6.5 · 9 votesEp 18: 6.7 · 7 votesEp 28: 7.3 · 6 votesEp 30: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 31: 7.9 · 7 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
4Albert Finney7.09
5Noel Coward7.17
7Hollywood's Great Directors7.05
9Hitchcock's Leading Actors7.012
10Christopher Lee6.810
11Omar Sharif7.26
12Musicals6.86
13Anthony Hopkins6.68
16Great British Comedies6.59
18Sex Symbols6.77
28Jane Fonda7.36
30Barry Norman7.37
31Epics7.97

Season 3 (2019)

7.90 avg 3 episodes 8.0 → 7.4 30 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 7 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 8 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Westerns8.05
4Joan Collins8.37
6Agatha Christie7.48
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