1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Synopsis
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) is a documentary and tv movie film directed by Constantine Nasr, released on July 2, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 9m. It stars Kenneth Branagh, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Olivia de Havilland. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
- Director:
- Constantine Nasr
- Writers:
- Gary Leva, Constantine Nasr
- Production:
- New Wave Entertainment
- Status:
- Released
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Cast & Crew
Main cast
Kenneth Branagh
as Narrator (voice)
Clark Gable
as Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
as Self (archive footage)
Olivia de Havilland
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland
as Self (archive footage)
Leonard Maltin
as Self
Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
Bette Davis
as Self (archive footage)
- Thomas Schatz
Thomas Schatz
as Self
F. X. Feeney
as Self
- Scott Eyman
Scott Eyman
as Self
Jeanine Basinger
as Self
Key crew
Directed by Constantine Nasr, written by Gary Leva and Constantine Nasr.
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The main cast of 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) includes Kenneth Branagh, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland and Judy Garland. The film was directed by Constantine Nasr. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year was released on July 2, 2009 and runs for 1h 9m.
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.