Movie: 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Top 10 Billed 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

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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.

  • Release Date

    2009-07-02

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    7.5

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    3.8 starts
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    English
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