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AFI Life Achievement Award
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis

Original title: A Tribute to Bette Davis
  • Episode aired Mar 1, 1977
  • 1h 30m
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8.8/10
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Bette Davis in AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (1977)
Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.Jane Fonda hosts the AFI Life Achievement Awards ceremony honoring Bette Davis featuring clips from her films and the reminiscences of many co-workers.
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
523
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  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Peter Falk
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  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Olivia de Havilland
    • Peter Falk
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    • 2User reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Self - Honoreeas Self - Honoree
    Olivia de Havilland
    Olivia de Havilland
    • Selfas Self
    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Selfas Self
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Selfas Self
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    Geraldine Fitzgerald
    • Selfas Self
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Selfas Self
    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    Lee Grant
    Lee Grant
    • Selfas Self
    Lillian Hellman
    Lillian Hellman
    • Self - (uncredit)as Self - (uncredit)
    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • Selfas Self
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Selfas Self
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Selfas Self
    Martin Manulis
    • Selfas Self
    Liza Minnelli
    Liza Minnelli
    • Selfas Self
    George Stevens Jr.
    George Stevens Jr.
    • Selfas Self
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Self - (uncredit)as Self - (uncredit)
    Cicely Tyson
    Cicely Tyson
    • Selfas Self
    Pavla Ustinov
    Pavla Ustinov
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    • Trivia
      Robert Wagner and wife Natalie Wood sat next to Bette Davis at her table.
    • Quotes

      Bette Davis: [Concluding her acceptance speech to the audience] I'd like to kiss yuh, but I just washed my hair.

    • Connections
      Featured in AFI Life Achievement Award: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (1981)

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    10/10
    Grand Night For A Legend
    This was a wonderful tribute to Bette Davis, who arrived beaming and looking every inch, THE STAR. I was fortunate to see the show in a rebroadcast on American Movie Classics, I think, or was it PBS? I popped a cassette into my VCR and now I have a great copy. I cherish all the wonderful film clips and comments of all who attended. This is a treasure.

    I think this can be purchased from The American Film Institute. I bought the James Cagney tribute directly from them several years ago.

    I have long wanted the AFI to honor Doris Day. They wrote me back and informed me that they had offered to honor Miss Day several times, but she declined.
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    • nneprevilo
    • Feb 5, 2006

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The AFI Salute to Bette Davis
    • Production company
      • American Film Institute (AFI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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