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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

Duration:

USA:124 min

Genres:

Documentary

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

David Hinton

Details

Country: USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Christopher Plummer

Narrator (voice)

L. Jeffrey Selznick

David O. Selznick

Himself - Producer of 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Irene Mayer Selznick

Herself - Wife of David O. Selznick (archive footage)

William A. Wellman

Himself - Director of 'A Star Is Born' (archive footage) (as William Wellman)

Marcella Rabwin

Herself - Executive Assistant to David O. Selznick

Katherine Brown

Herself - Eastern Story Editor for David O. Selznick (as Kay Brown Barrett)

George Cukor

Himself - Starting Director of 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage) (1968)

Margaret Mitchell

Herself - Author of 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Jimmy Fidler

Himself - Radio Broadcaster (archive footage) (voice)

Silvia Shulman Lardner

Herself - Secretary to David O. Selznick (as Silvia Schulman Lardner)

Tallulah Bankhead

Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett (archive footage)

Susan Hayward

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Margaret Tallichet

Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett (archive footage)

Frances Dee

Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett (archive footage)

Mary Ray

Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett (archive footage)

Lana Turner

Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett (archive footage)

Paulette Goddard

Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett (archive footage)

Anita Louise

Herself - Actress Testing as Scarlett (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Norma Shearer

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Madeleine Carroll

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Ronald Colman

Actor in a film clip (archive footage)

Arthur Fellows

Himself - Assistant to George Cukor

Edith Marrener

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Dorothy Jordan

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Linda Watkins

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Frances Fuller

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Andrea Leeds

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Jean Kent

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Anne Shirley

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Marsha Hunt

Herself - Actress Testing as Melanie (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Actor in a film clip (archive footage)

Carole Lombard

Herself - Attending Premiere with Clark Gable (archive footage)

Jeffrey Lynn

Himself - Actor Testing as Ashley (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Melvyn Douglas

Himself - Actor Testing as Ashley (archive footage)

Charles Chaplin

Himself - In Clip with Paulette Goddard (archive footage)

Vivien Leigh

Herself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

Himself (archive footage)

Flora Robson

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Raymond A. Klune

Himself - Production Manager in 'Gone with the Wind' (as Ray Klune)

Harry L. Wolf

Himself - Assistant Cameraman in 'Gone with the Wind' (as Harry Wolf)

Joan Bennett

Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett (archive footage)

Jean Arthur

Herself - Actress Testing for Scarlett (archive footage)

Hattie Noel

Herself - Actress Testing as Mammy (archive footage)

Hattie McDaniel

Herself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Leslie Howard

Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Olivia de Havilland

Herself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Laura Hope Crews

Herself - Actress in Color Test (archive footage)

Ona Munson

Actress in a film clip (archive footage)

Ann Rutherford

Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'

Evelyn Keyes

Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'

Butterfly McQueen

Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'

Sunny Lash

Herself - Secretary and Friend to Vivien Leigh

Ben Hecht

Himself - Writer (archive footage)

William Cameron Menzies

Himself - Recipient of a Special Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Arthur E. Arling

Himself - Camera Operator (as Arthur Arling)

John Albright

Himself - Extra in 'Gone with the Wind' (as Johnny Albright)

Douglass Montgomery

Himself - Actor Testing as Ashley (archive footage)

James E. Newcom

Himself - Associate Film Editor in 'Gone with the Wind' (as James Newcom)

Hal C. Kern

Himself - Recipient of the Best Editing Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage) (as Hal Kern)

William Erickson

Himself - Preview Audience Member (as William Ericson)

Will Hays

Himself - President of The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association (MPPDA) (archive footage)

Joseph Breen

Himself - Director of the Production Code Administraton (PCA) (archive footage) (as Joe Breen)

William Hartsfield

Himself - Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (archive footage)

Walter Wanger

Himself - President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (archive footage)

Ernest Haller

Himself - Recipient of the Best Color Cinematography Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Ray Rennahan

Himself - Recipient of the Best Color Cinematography Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Lyle R. Wheeler

Himself - Recipient of the Best Interior Decorations Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage) (as Lyle Wheeler)

Bob Hope

Himself - Emcee of the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Sinclair Lewis

Presenter of the Best Screen Adaptation Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Mervyn LeRoy

Presenter of the Best Director Oscar to Victor Fleming at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Victor Fleming

Himself (archive footage)

Fay Bainter

Presenter of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to Hattie McDaniel at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Presenter of the Best Actress Oscar to Vivien Leigh at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (archive footage)

Alice Backes

Voice Recreation (voice)

Jane Barbe

Recreated Voice: Margaret Mitchell (voice)

Robert Easton

Voice Recreation (voice)

Alexandra Kenworthy

Voice Recreation (voice)

Richard Klinger

Voice Recreation (voice)

Bill LaBorde

Voice Recreation (voice)

Robert Towers

Voice Recreation (voice)

Julie Landau

Herself

Louis B. Mayer

Himself - Head of MGM (archive footage)

Oscar Polk

Himself - Cast Member in 'Gone with the Wind' (archive footage)

Phillip Roth

Himself

John Hay Whitney

Himself - Board Chairman of Selznick International (archive footage) (as Jock Whitney)

Adolf Hitler

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Olivia de Havilland did not take part in this documentary due to her not wishing to be involved in any of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Gone with the Wind (1939).