The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 36 years old

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

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Cast

Name Character
Laurence Olivier He was 81, 82 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Bette Davis She was 80, 81 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin He was 99, 88 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Clark Gable He was 87, 59 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Ronald Colman He was 97, 67 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Susan Hayward She was 71, 57 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Henry Fonda He was 83, 77 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn She was 81, 96 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Bob Hope He was 85, 100 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer He was 58, now 95 years old as Narrator (voice)
Anne Shirley She was 70, 75 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Leslie Howard He was 95, 50 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Frances Dee She was 78, 94 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Madeleine Carroll She was 82, 81 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Jean Arthur She was 87, 90 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Olivia de Havilland She was 72, 104 years old when she died as Herself
Vivien Leigh She was 74, 53 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Lana Turner She was 67, 74 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Ann Rutherford She was 70, 94 years old when she died as Herself
Joan Bennett She was 78, 80 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Linda Watkins She was 80, 68 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Fay Bainter She was 94, 74 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Douglass Montgomery He was 80, 58 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Anita Louise She was 73, 55 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Tallulah Bankhead She was 86, 66 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy He was 88, 67 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Melvyn Douglas He was 87, 80 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Evelyn Keyes She was 71, 91 years old when she died as Herself
Margaret Mitchell She was 87, 48 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Margaret Tallichet She was 74, 77 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Phillips Holmes He was 81, 35 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Dorothy Jordan She was 82, 82 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Norma Shearer She was 86, 80 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Jean Kent She was 67, 92 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Mervyn LeRoy He was 87, 86 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Paulette Goddard She was 68, 69 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Flora Robson She was 86, 82 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Ona Munson She was 85, 51 years old when she died as (archive footage)
George Cukor He was 89, 83 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Hattie McDaniel She was 93, 57 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Jeffrey Lynn He was 79, 86 years old when he died as (archive footage)
Carole Lombard She was 79, 33 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Andrea Leeds She was 74, 69 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Laura Hope Crews She was 108, 62 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Frances Fuller She was 81, 73 years old when she died as (archive footage)
Butterfly McQueen She was 77, 84 years old when she died as Herself

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Crew

Name Department
David Hinton as Director. He was 88 (now 124) years old Directing
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind poster
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (36 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 01, 1988
  • Runtime: 124 minutes