1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009•NR•1h 9m•7.5•Released
DocumentaryTV Movie
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Director
Constantine Nasr
Writer
Gary Leva, Constantine Nasr
Languages
English
Studio
New Wave Entertainment
Cast
Kenneth Branagh
Narrator (voice)
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage)
Olivia de Havilland
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Maltin
Self
Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Schatz
Self
F. X. Feeney
Self
Scott Eyman
Self
Jeanine Basinger
Self
Aubrey Solomon
Self
Molly Haskell
Self
George Cukor
Self (archive footage)
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