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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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Documentary   TV Movie
📜 Overview: This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2009-07-02
⌚ Running Time: 69 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.5

Beloved Cast

Kenneth Branagh original image
Narrator (voice)
Kenneth Branagh
Clark Gable original image
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh original image
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
Olivia de Havilland original image
Self (archive footage)
Olivia de Havilland
Judy Garland original image
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Leonard Maltin original image
Self
Leonard Maltin
Errol Flynn original image
Self (archive footage)
Errol Flynn
Bette Davis original image
Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Thomas Schatz original image
Self
Thomas Schatz
F.X. Feeney original image
Self
F.X. Feeney
Scott Eyman original image
Self
Scott Eyman
Jeanine Basinger original image
Self
Jeanine Basinger
Aubrey Solomon original image
Self
Aubrey Solomon
Molly Haskell original image
Self
Molly Haskell
George Cukor original image
Self (archive footage)
George Cukor
Rudy Behlmer original image
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Francis Lederer original image
Self (archive footage)
Francis Lederer
Joseph McBride original image
Self
Joseph McBride
Frank Capra original image
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra
Howard Hawks original image
Self (archive footage)
Howard Hawks
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. original image
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Maureen O'Hara original image
Self (archive footage)
Maureen O'Hara
Claire Trevor original image
Self (archive footage)
Claire Trevor
Daniel Selznick original image
Self
Daniel Selznick
Ann Rutherford original image
Self (archive footage)
Ann Rutherford
Fred Astaire original image
Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire
Humphrey Bogart original image
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Charles Boyer original image
Self (archive footage)
Charles Boyer
James Cagney original image
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
Joan Crawford original image
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford
Walt Disney original image
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Robert Donat original image
Self (archive footage)
Robert Donat
Irene Dunne original image
Self (archive footage)
Irene Dunne
John Ford original image
Self (archive footage)
John Ford
Greta Garbo original image
Self (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Greer Garson original image
Self (archive footage)
Greer Garson
Cary Grant original image
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant
Bob Hope original image
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Charles Laughton original image
Self (archive footage)
Charles Laughton
Myrna Loy original image
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy
Louis B. Mayer original image
Self (archive footage)
Louis B. Mayer
Hattie McDaniel original image
Self (archive footage)
Hattie McDaniel
Thomas Mitchell original image
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Mitchell
Edward G. Robinson original image
Self (archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson
Ginger Rogers original image
Self (archive footage)
Ginger Rogers
Mickey Rooney original image
Self (archive footage)
Mickey Rooney
Franklin D. Roosevelt original image
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
David O. Selznick original image
Self (archive footage)
David O. Selznick
George Stevens original image
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens
James Stewart original image
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart
Spencer Tracy original image
Self (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy
Lana Turner original image
Self (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Jack L. Warner original image
Self (archive footage)
Jack L. Warner
John Wayne original image
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne
Darryl F. Zanuck original image
Self (archive footage)
Darryl F. Zanuck
A.C. Lyles original image
Self
A.C. Lyles

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