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  • Director: David Hinton
  • AMG Rating: starstarstar
  • Genre: Film, TV & Radio
  • Movie Type: Media Studies, Biography
  • Themes: Filmmaking
  • Main Cast: Christopher Plummer
  • Release Year: 1989
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 124 minutes

Plot

This made-for-cable documentary traces the filming of the imperishable classic Gone with the Wind, from its inception to its triumphant Atlanta premiere in December of 1939. Filmmaker David Hinton interviews as many survivors of the experience as he's able to round up, but the main attraction of this film is its precious "test" clips. We watch a montage of screen tests of the many actresses considered for the role of Scarlett O'Hara, ranging from such front-runners as Paulette Goddard to such not-a-chancers as Lana Turner. The Goddard footage is particularly enjoyable as we watch her eagerly reciting the lines of all the characters as she auditions for Scarlett. The documentary also turns up several tantalizing bits of trivia, notably the fact that the film was shown to a preview audience with an entirely different musical score (portions of which are played on the soundtrack). There is, of course, very little suspense involved in Making of a Legend, but even those who've heard all the Gone With the Wind factoids from other sources will watch in fascination as the saga unfolds. This documentary was produced by David Selznick's sons, and written by iconoclastic movie historian David Thomson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Christopher Plummer - Narrator; Jean Arthur; Tallulah Bankhead; Joan Bennett; Ward Bond; Clark Gable; Fred Crane; Olivia de Havilland; Melvyn Douglas; Paulette Goddard; Hattie McDaniel; Evelyn Keyes; Carole Lombard; Butterfly McQueen; Margaret Mitchell; Ona Munson; Ann Rutherford; Lana Turner; George Cukor; Victor Fleming; Leslie Howard; Thomas Mitchell; Laurence Olivier; George Reeves; David O. Selznick; Sam Wood

Credit

David Hinton - Director, L. Jeffrey Selznick - Executive Producer, Daniel Mayer Selznick - Executive Producer, L. Jeffrey Selznick - Producer, David Thomson - Screenwriter
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The Making of a Legend: Gone With The Wind
Directed by David Hinton
Produced by Daniel Selznick
L.Jeffrey Selznick
Jonathan Wickham
Written by David Thomson
Starring Christopher Plummer (Narrator)
Music by Greg Crawford
Max Steiner (original GWTW music recordings
Cinematography Glenn Roland
Editing by Bobby Jones
Distributed by Turner Entertainment
Daniel Selznick Properties
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Release date(s) October 1988
Running time 124 min.
Country  United States
Language English

The Making of a Legend: Gone With The Wind is a 1988 documentary outlining the successes and challenges of the casting, filming, and legacy of the 1939 film Gone With The Wind, from concept to finished product. The documentary focuses on David O. Selznick from the time of the book's publication to the Academy Awards ceremony of 1940. Included are interviews with many of the crew and office personnel involved in making the film. Producer David O. Selznick struggled to control his project, working with three directors along the way--George Cukor, Victor Fleming and Sam Wood. Each had their own vision and the strong-willed men often clashed.[1]

The Making of a Legend brings up many of the "what ifs?" that arose as different scenarios were discussed. Among these were the possibilities of Errol Flynn and Gary Cooper as Rhett Butler.[2]

Cast

Christopher Plummer ... Narrator (voice)
L. Jeffrey Selznick ... David O. Selznick (voice)
Arthur E. Arling ... Himself - Camera Operator (as Arthur Arling)
Katherine Brown ... Herself - Eastern Story Editor for David O. Selznick (as Kay Brown Barrett)
Arthur Fellows ... Himself - Assistant to George Cukor
Raymond A. Klune ... Himself - Production Manager in 'Gone with the Wind' (as Ray Klune)
Silvia Shulman Lardner ... Herself - Secretary to David O. Selznick
James E. Newcom ... Himself - Associate Film Editor in 'Gone with the Wind' (as James Newcom)
Marcella Rabwin ... Herself - Executive Assistant to David O. Selznick
Harry L. Wolf ... Himself - Assistant Cameraman in 'Gone with the Wind' (as Harry Wolf)
Evelyn Keyes ... Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'
Butterfly McQueen ... Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'
Ann Rutherford ... Herself - Actress in 'Gone with the Wind'
Sunny Lash ... Herself - Secretary and Friend to Vivien Leigh
William Erickson ... Himself - Preview Audience Member
Johnny Albright ... Himself - Extra in 'Gone with the Wind'
Phillip Roth ... Himself
Julie Landau ... Herself

External links

References

  1. ^ http://alt.tcm.turner.com/MONTH_SPOTS/99/12/gwtw.htm
  2. ^ http://alt.tcm.turner.com/MONTH_SPOTS/99/12/gwtw.htm
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