The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Oct 1, 1988

2h 4m

★ 8.0

Overview

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Turner Entertainment Co.

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Christopher Plummer

Self (archive footage)

David O. Selznick

Self (archive footage)

George Cukor

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Tallulah Bankhead

Self (archive footage)

Susan Hayward

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Tallichet

Self (archive footage)

Frances Dee

Self (archive footage)

Lana Turner

Self (archive footage)

Paulette Goddard

Self (archive footage)

Anita Louise

Self (archive footage)

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