- Actors: Patrick Stewart, Samuel Marx, June Allyson, Lew Ayres, Freddie Bartholomew
- Directors: Frank Martin
- Writers: Frank Martin
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
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- Studio: Warner
- Release Date: Jan 20 2009
- Run Time: 366 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B001I2EQUO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #26,500 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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Clad in an array of elegant outfits, Patrick Stewart hosts TCM's three-part profile of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer--better known as MGM. As he proclaims in his best stage diction, "There's magic in the very name!" Part one, "The Lion's Roar," examines the partnership Louis B. Mayer and Irving G. Thalberg formed in 1924, leading to a vast Culver City back lot, crowd-pleasing productions like Grand Hotel, and legendary stars, such as Greta Garbo and Lon Chaney. "The Lion Reigns Supreme" picks up the story after Thalberg's passing in 1936 (the brilliant, fragile production head would go on to inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Last Tycoon). Afterwards, Mayer assembles a new creative committee, and the milestones continue, namely The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and an all-out support of the war effort. The concluding chapter, "The Lion in Winter," covers MGM's masterful musicals, the arrival of socially-conscious producer Dore Schary, and the ouster of Mayer (TCM’s Ted Turner also figures in the narrative). Along with a cavalcade of clips, each part presents exclusive and archival interviews with the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Charlton Heston, and Stanley Donen. If the Emmy-winning series starts out as a glorified puff piece, director Frank Martin doesn't overlook the studio's biggest blunders, from their resistance to sound to their mishandling of the outsized talents of Erich Von Stroheim, Buster Keaton, and two-time Oscar winner Luise Rainer, who felt like a mere cog in Mayer's star-making machinery. Missteps aside, he and Thalberg were two of the key architects behind Hollywood's Golden Age, and When the Lion Roars stands as a fitting testament to their creation. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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MGM: From The Beggining,
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This review is from: MGM When the Lion Roars (DVD)
This two-disc set, hosted by Patrick Stewart, is utterly first rate in every way. From humble beginnings we see MGM grow from silent days to lavish productions hailed the world over. You will want to view this time and time again. There really are more stars here than there are in the Heavens. Stewart does an amazing job, added style to what already is a stylish empire. Not to be without for true movies lovers.
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GRADE A DOCUMENTARY,
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This review is from: MGM When the Lion Roars (DVD)
Even if the footage with FRED ASTAIRE has been cut,courtesy of his wife,this is a very good overview of the history of MGM .Film buffs will like this incursion into the industry of filmaking.There are film clips of course,but there's more than that because after viewing it,you'll know who was LOUIS B MAYER and IRVING THALBERT and a few others who made the studio successfull.In 1992 when this documentary was made,many people were still alive.As for the others,they used archives.You'll also learn that all the studios,including many that were used only for particular films were all destroyed.All the other major studios should give us a comprehensive docu like this one.
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Good old days!,
By Dr. Z! (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MGM When the Lion Roars (DVD)
I truly enjoyed watching the amazing story behind MGM and its stars. Patrick Stewart does a great job.
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