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Gone with the Wind (1939)

238 min  -  Drama | Romance | War  -   17 January 1940 (USA)
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American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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Margaret Mitchell (novel), Sidney Howard (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell ...
Barbara O'Neil Barbara O'Neil ...
Ellen O'Hara - His Wife (as Barbara O'Neill)
Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ...
Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Keyes ...
Ann Rutherford Ann Rutherford ...
George Reeves George Reeves ...
Fred Crane Fred Crane ...
Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel ...
Oscar Polk Oscar Polk ...
Butterfly McQueen Butterfly McQueen ...
Victor Jory Victor Jory ...
Everett Brown Everett Brown ...
Howard C. Hickman Howard C. Hickman ...
John Wilkes (as Howard Hickman)
Alicia Rhett Alicia Rhett ...
Leslie Howard Leslie Howard ...
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Storyline

Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. Written by Dale O'Connor <daleoc@interaccess.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Love | Plantation | Civil War | Barbecue | Widow  | See more »

Taglines:

The greatest romance of all time! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Lo que el viento se llevó See more »

Filming Locations:

Agoura Hills, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,977,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,192,593 (USA) (28 June 1998) (214 Screens) (reissue)

Gross:

$390,500,000 (Worldwide) (December 2003)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (restored DVD version)  | Sweden: (1969 re-release)  | Sweden: (1985 re-release)  | UK: (1994 re-release)  | UK: (1989 re-release)  | (copyright length)  | (theatrical version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

There is historical dispute and ambiguity over exactly when Vivien Leigh was contracted to play Scarlett O'Hara. One theory holds that David O. Selznick had already secretly signed her for the role as early as February 1938, and that the nationwide "Search For Scarlett O'Hara", during which thousands of dollars were spent "testing" aspiring actresses for the part, was actually a well orchestrated publicity stunt on the part of David O. Selznick to keep alive interest in a very expensive film for which he did not yet have the money to produce. The other, more dramatic and interesting story is that Selznick's brother Myron Selznick, an agent, introduced Vivien Leigh to David O. Selznick during the filming of the Atlanta fire and said "David, meet your Scarlett O'Hara". The truth of the matter is unknown, and may never be resolved. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Scarlett is seated upon a pillow while talking to the Tarleton twins on the porch steps. When she hurries off to meet her father the pillow is gone. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Brent Tarleton: What do we care if we *were* expelled from college, Scarlett? The war is gonna start any day now, so we'd have left college anyhow.
Stuart Tarleton: War! Isn't it exciting, Scarlett? You know those fool Yankees actually *want* a war?
Brent Tarleton: We'll show 'em!
Scarlett: Fiddle-dee-dee! War, war, war; this war talk's spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream. Besides... there isn't going to be any war.
Brent Tarleton: Not going to be any war?
Stuart Tarleton: Why, honey, of course there's gonna be a war.
Scarlett: If either of you boys says "war" just once again, I'll go in the house and slam the door.
Brent Tarleton: But Scarlett, honey...
Stuart Tarleton: Don't you *want* us to have a war?
[...]
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Crazy Credits

Rather than simply saying "Selznick International in association with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer presents Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone With the Wind'", the opening credits say "Selznick International in association with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer has the honor to present its Technicolor production of Margaret Mitchell's story of the Old South 'Gone With the Wind'". See more »

Connections

Referenced in Misbehaving Husbands (1940) See more »

Soundtracks

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
(1863) (uncredited)
Written by Louis Lambert
(Pseudonym for Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore)
In the score at Gettysburg and other sections See more »