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Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood studios were at the height of their Golden Age, producing a number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which became honored as all-time classic films.
Dec 22, 2019 · According to Mark Vieira's Majestic Hollywood: The Films of 1939, the push to create a landmark year in cinema was intentional. Studios were just beginning to recover from the Depression, while...
The Year 1939. This year has often been called the "greatest year in film history" by film buffs, movie historians, and critics, chiefly due to the inordinate number of classic films. Some of the greatest films ever made were released in 1939, including Gone With the Wind, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka ...
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- La Regle Du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) (Dir Jean Renoir) Banned, scorned, censored and butchered following its release, with the master negative destroyed in an air raid, it’s a miracle that this sublime comedy of manners exists at all.
- The Wizard of Oz (Dir Victor Fleming) There are fine margins involved in making movie history. For example, would The Wizard of Ozhave become quite so beloved if the sequence with the then 16-year-old Judy Garland singing “Over the Rainbow” hadn’t been reinstated after being cut from the final edit?
- Stagecoach (Dir John Ford) The landmark western which, along with the same year’s Jesse James, reinvigorated and defined a genre which was in danger of sliding into B-movie oblivion.
- Gone with the Wind (Dir Victor Fleming) At almost four hours long, this legendary epic soap opera with a Civil War backdrop still doesn’t outstay its welcome, although it has fallen in critical favour in recent years.
Apr 5, 2019 · The year 1939, many critics argue, was the best year Hollywood ever had, with the release of classics like “Gone With the Wind” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
Jan 1, 1989 · 1939 : It was the greatest year in Hollywood history: 365 films were released and moviegoers were buying tickets at the rate of 80 million a week! What did they get for their money? A feast of...
Jun 3, 2019 · 1939 is often called the Greatest Year in Movies. A list of 25 classics from this memorable year in cinema prove why it surely contends for that title.
