MGM: WHEN THE LION ROARS

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: On April 24, 1924 the movies changed forever: the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio opened and soon assembled “more stars than there are in the heavens.” Patrick Stewart hosts this enthralling Emmy winner as Best Informational Series, a 3-part story of MGMs reign as Hollywoods class act and legendary entertainment empire. Bursting with memorable film clips, rare interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and insider info, this is a mother lode for film fans, profiling perfectionist moguls, glamorous and charismatic actors, innovative filmmakers and landmark movies. Experience the dramatic and romantic fire, singing and dancing magic, and sweeping epic adventure of Hollywoods greatest studio in this must-have 2-Disc DVD set.
• Cast: Patrick Stewart, Lew Ayres, Joseph Barbera, Freddie Bartholomew, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Brooks, Joan Crawford, Stanley Donen, Clark Gable, Judy Garland, William Hanna, Jean Harlow, Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Gene Kelly, Myrna Loy, Samuel Marx, Louis B. Mayer, Roddy McDowall, Luise Rainer, Mickey Rooney, Dore Schary, Norma Shearer, Elizabeth Taylor, Irving Thalberg, Spencer Tracy, Esther Williams, Betty Garrett, Frank Martin, Keith R. Clarke, Michael Henry Wilson
• Director: Frank Martin
• Runtime: 6:06
• Company: Warner Bros
• Media Format: Series