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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

02 July 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Narrator (voice)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Self (archive footage)

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Schatz

Thomas Schatz

Self

F. X. Feeney

F. X. Feeney

Self

Scott Eyman

Scott Eyman

Self

Jeanine Basinger

Jeanine Basinger

Self

Aubrey Solomon

Aubrey Solomon

Self

Molly Haskell

Molly Haskell

Self

George Cukor

George Cukor

Self (archive footage)

Rudy Behlmer

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Francis Lederer

Francis Lederer

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McBride

Joseph McBride

Self

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self (archive footage)

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Self (archive footage)

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Selznick

Daniel Selznick

Self

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Self (archive footage)

Irene Dunne

Irene Dunne

Self (archive footage)

John Ford

John Ford

Self (archive footage)

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Self (archive footage)

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Self (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer

Louis B. Mayer

Self (archive footage)

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Self (archive footage)

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Self (archive footage)

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

Self (archive footage)

George Stevens

George Stevens

Self (archive footage)

James Stewart

James Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Self (archive footage)

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

John Wayne

John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Self (archive footage)

A.C. Lyles

A.C. Lyles

Self

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