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This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
Top billed cast
Christopher PlummerNarrator (voice)
David O. SelznickSelf (archive footage)
George CukorSelf (archive footage)
Margaret MitchellSelf (archive footage)
Tallulah BankheadSelf (archive footage)
Susan HaywardSelf (archive footage)
Margaret TallichetSelf (archive footage)
Frances DeeSelf (archive footage)
Lana TurnerSelf (archive footage)
Paulette GoddardSelf (archive footage)
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