Friday, Jan. 23, 2009

MGM: When the Lion Roars

The first and most imposing movie conglomerate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made stars of Garbo, Harlow, Gable, Elizabeth Taylor and Lassie and housed epics like Gone With the Wind and Ben-Hur. With telling clips and interviews, Frank Martin's six-hour 1992 documentary recalls the pride of MGM.

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