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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5 / 10• 2009• 1h 9m•NR• English
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
Cast & Crew
Kenneth Branagh
Narrator (voice)
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Constantine Nasr's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
