Gone with the Wind (1939)

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Director:

Victor Fleming
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Writers:

Margaret Mitchell (story)
Sidney Howard (screenplay)
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Release Date:

17 January 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War

Tagline:

For the thousands who remember its unparalleled drama, action and romance! For the new thousands to whom the wonders will be revealed for the first time! Breathtaking spectacle, inspired acting by the greatest cast ever assembled! The screen's most exciting love story! The most-talked about picture ever made! [reissue]

Plot:

A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Atlanta | Plantation | Barbecue | Widow

Awards:

Won 8 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Thomas Mitchell	...	Gerald O'Hara
Barbara O'Neil	...	Ellen - His Wife (as Barbara O'Neill)
Vivien Leigh	...	Scarlett - Their Daughter
Evelyn Keyes	...	Suellen - Their Daughter
Ann Rutherford	...	Carreen - Their Daughter
George Reeves	...	Brent Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau
Fred Crane	...	Stuart Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau
Hattie McDaniel	...	Mammy - House Servant
Oscar Polk	...	Pork - House Servant
Butterfly McQueen	...	Prissy - House Servant
Victor Jory	...	Jonas Wilkerson - Field Overseer
Everett Brown	...	Big Sam - Field Foreman
Howard C. Hickman	...	John Wilkes (as Howard Hickman)
Alicia Rhett	...	India - His Daughter
Leslie Howard	...	Ashley - His Son
Olivia de Havilland	...	Melanie Hamilton - Their Cousin
Rand Brooks	...	Charles Hamilton - Her Brother
Carroll Nye	...	Frank Kennedy - A Guest
Clark Gable	...	Rhett Butler - Visitor from Charleston
Laura Hope Crews	...	Aunt 'Pittypat' Hamilton
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson	...	Uncle Peter - Her Coachman (as Eddie Anderson)
Harry Davenport	...	Dr. Meade
Leona Roberts	...	Mrs. Meade
Jane Darwell	...	Mrs. Merriwether
Ona Munson	...	Belle Watling
Paul Hurst	...	Yankee Deserter
Isabel Jewell	...	Emmy Slattery
Cammie King Conlon	...	Bonnie Blue Butler (as Cammie King)
Eric Linden	...	Amputation Case
J.M. Kerrigan	...	Johnny Gallagher
Ward Bond	...	Tom - Yankee Captain
Jackie Moran	...	Phil Meade
Cliff Edwards	...	Reminiscent Soldier
Lillian Kemble-Cooper	...	Bonnie's Nurse in London (as L. Kemble-Cooper)
Yakima Canutt	...	Renegade
Marcella Martin	...	Cathleen Calvert
Louis Jean Heydt	...	Hungry Soldier Holding Beau Wilkes
Mickey Kuhn	...	Beau Wilkes
Olin Howland	...	A Carpetbagger Businessman
Irving Bacon	...	Corporal
Robert Elliott	...	Yankee Major
William Bakewell	...	Mounted Officer
Mary Anderson	...	Maybelle Merriwether
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Albright	...	Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Eric Alden	...	Rafe Calvert (uncredited)
John Arledge	...	Dying Soldier (uncredited)
Roscoe Ates	...	Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett	...	Yankee Soldier in Shantytown / Townsperson (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks	...	Gentleman at Twelve Oaks Barbecue (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford	...	Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)
Ann Bupp	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
James Bush	...	Gentleman (uncredited)
Ruth Byers	...	Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)
Gary Carlson	...	Beau Wilkes (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter	...	Atlanta Citizen (uncredited)
Louise Carter	...	Bandleader's Wife (uncredited)
Shirley Chambers	...	Belle's Girl (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler	...	Sergeant at Hospital (uncredited)
Wallis Clark	...	Poker-Playing Captain (uncredited)
Richard Clucas	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.	...	Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)
Billy Cook	...	Boy with Tears When Death Rolls Are Read (uncredited)
Gino Corrado	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Martina Cortina	...	Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)
Luke Cosgrave	...	Bandleader (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps	...	Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)
Patrick Curtis	...	Melanie's Baby (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril	...	Belle's Girl (uncredited)
Ned Davenport	...	Jewel Collector at Bazaar (uncredited)
Marvin Davis	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Dolores Dean	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Dawn Dodd	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Lester Dorr	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Phyllis Douglas	...	Bonnie Blue Butler - Age 2 (uncredited)
Joan Drake	...	Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
F. Driver	...	Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)
Edythe Elliott	...	General's Wife (uncredited)
Susan Falligant	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Faylen	...	Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Kelly Griffin	...	Bonnie Blue Butler as Newborn (uncredited)
George Hackathorne	...	Wounded Soldier in Pain (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)
Evelyn Harding	...	Cancan Girl (uncredited)
Inez Hatchett	...	Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)
Jean Heker	...	Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Ricky Holt	...	Melanie's Son (uncredited)
Shep Houghton	...	Southern Dandy (uncredited)
Claire James	...	Girl (uncredited)
Jerry James	...	Dancer - Atlanta Bazaar (uncredited)
Si Jenks	...	Yankee on Street (uncredited)
Tommy Kelly	...	Boy in Band (uncredited)
Emmett King	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
W. Kirby	...	Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)
Timothy J. Lonergan	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Margaret Mann	...	Woman Writing Letter at Atlanta Church Hospital (uncredited)
William McClain	...	Old Levi (uncredited)
Leona McDowell	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
George Meeker	...	Poker-Playing Captain (uncredited)
Charles Middleton	...	Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)
Lola Milliorn	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Hans Moebus	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Alberto Morin	...	Rene Picard (uncredited)
Adrian Morris	...	Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)
Lee Murray	...	Drummerboy (uncredited)
H. Nellman	...	Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)
David Newell	...	Cade Calvert (uncredited)
Jeanette Noeson	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Naomi Pharr	...	Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)
Lee Phelps	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Spencer Quinn	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Jolane Reynolds	...	Cancan Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Reynolds	...	Guest at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway	...	Cancan Girl (uncredited)
Louisa Robert	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Azarene Rogers	...	Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)
Scott Seaton	...	Guest at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Tom Seidel	...	Tony Fontaine (uncredited)
Terry Shero	...	Fanny Elsing (uncredited)
William Stack	...	Minister (uncredited)
William Stelling	...	Returning Veteran (uncredited)
Harry Strang	...	Tom's Aide (uncredited)
Dirk Wayne Summers	...	Youngest Boy in Band (uncredited)
Stephanie Toler	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Emerson Treacy	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Phillip Trent	...	Gentleman / Bearded Confederate on Steps of Tara (uncredited)
Julia Ann Tuck	...	Bonnie at Six Months (uncredited)
Tom Tyler	...	Commanding Officer During Evacuation (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	...	Gentleman at Twelve Oaks Barbecue (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren	...	Frank Kennedy's Clerk (uncredited)
Blue Washington	...	Renegade's Companion (uncredited)
Rita Waterhouse	...	Girl in Blue Dress (uncredited)
John Joseph Waterman Jr.	...	New Born Baby Boy (uncredited)
Dan White	...	Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Sarah Whitley	...	Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman	...	Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	...	Wounded Card Player (uncredited)
Zack Williams	...	Elijah (uncredited)
Phyllis Woodward	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
John Wray	...	Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)

Directed by
Victor Fleming
George Cukor		(uncredited)
Sam Wood		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Margaret Mitchell		(story of the old south "Gone with the Wind")
Sidney Howard		(screenplay)
Oliver H.P. Garrett		contributing writer (uncredited)
Ben Hecht		contributing writer (uncredited)
Jo Swerling		contributing writer (uncredited)
John Van Druten		contributing writer (uncredited)

Produced by
David O. Selznick	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner		(musical score)

Cinematography by
Ernest Haller		(photographed by)
Lee Garmes		(photographed by) (uncredited)

Casting by
Charles Richards		(uncredited)
Fred Schuessler		(uncredited)

Production Design by
William Cameron Menzies		(this production designed by)

Art Direction by
Lyle R. Wheeler		(as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett		(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff	....	hair stylist: Miss Leigh (uncredited)
Ben Nye	....	associate hair stylist (uncredited)
Ben Nye	....	associate makeup artist (uncredited)
Hazel Rogers	....	associate hair stylist (uncredited)
Hazel Rogers	....	associate makeup artist (uncredited)
Paul Stanhope	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Monte Westmore	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Monte Westmore	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Raymond A. Klune	....	production manager
William J. Scully	....	unit manager (uncredited)
Daniel T. Shea	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Stacey	....	assistant director (as Eric G. Stacey)
Peter Ballbusch	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Ridgeway Callow	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
B. Reeves Eason	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Arthur Fellows	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)
James A. FitzPatrick	....	second unit director: Southern backgrounds (uncredited)
Harve Foster	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Chester M. Franklin	....	second unit director: Chico unit (uncredited)
William Cameron Menzies	....	second unit director (uncredited)
John Sherwood	....	second second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Ralph Slosser	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Edward G. Boyle	....	interior decorator
Joseph B. Platt	....	interiors
Harold Coles	....	property manager (uncredited)
Arden Cripe	....	on-set propmaster (uncredited)
Hobe Erwin	....	set designer (uncredited) (replaced)
Harold Fenton	....	construction superintendent (uncredited)
James Forney	....	drapes (uncredited)
Dorothea Holt	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Ross B. Jackman	....	propmaker (uncredited)
J. McMillan Johnson	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
Tom Jung	....	poster designer (uncredited)
Roy McLaughlin	....	greensman (uncredited)
Joseph B. Platt	....	set designer (uncredited)
George Rule	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Henry J. Stahl	....	art department supervisor (uncredited)
Florence Yoch	....	landscaping: Tara (uncredited)

Sound Department
Frank Maher	....	recorder
Fred Albin	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Fred Albin	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
T.A. Carman	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Arthur Johns	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Arthur Johns	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Thomas T. Moulton	....	sound director (uncredited)
Gordon Sawyer	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
R.D. Musgrave	....	mechanical effects supervisor (uncredited)
Lee Zavitz	....	fire effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jack Cosgrove	....	special photographic effects
F.R. Abbott	....	back projection (uncredited)
Haller Belt	....	back projection (uncredited)
Alan Cook	....	back projection (uncredited)
Byron L. Crabbe	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Fitch Fulton	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Jack Shaw	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Albert Simpson	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Clarence Slifer	....	special effects cinematographer (uncredited)

Stunts
Yakima Canutt	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt	....	stunt double: Clark Gable (uncredited)
Ruth Cedar	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
B. Reeves Eason	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dorothy Mae Fargo	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Fawcett	....	stunt double: Paul Hurst (uncredited)
Lila Finn	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Peggy Fior	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Aline Goodwin	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Carey Harrison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mozelle Miller	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Joan Rodgers	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith	....	stunt double: Clark Gable (uncredited)
Richard Smith	....	stunt double: Cammie King (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hazel Warp	....	stunt double: Vivien Leigh (uncredited)
Jack Williams	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur E. Arling	....	camera operator (uncredited)
R.J. Campbell	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Roy Clark	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Vincent J. Farrar	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Hill	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Paul Ivano	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Vic Jones	....	electrician (uncredited)
Wally Oettel	....	electrical superintendent (uncredited)
Roy F. Overbaugh	....	camera department head (uncredited)
Fred Parrish	....	still photographer (uncredited)
James Potevin	....	chief electrician (uncredited)
Harold Rosson	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser	....	assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)
Karl Struss	....	director of photography: Technicolor tests (uncredited)
Arthur Williams	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Fred Williams	....	chief grip (uncredited)
Harry L. Wolf	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Harvey Clermont	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Charles Richards	....	casting manager (uncredited)
Fred Schuessler	....	casting manager (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marion Dabney	....	associate wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Elmer Ellsworth	....	associate wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
John Frederics	....	hat designer: Scarlett (uncredited)
Eugene Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Edward P. Lambert	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Edward Maeder	....	consultant: costumes (uncredited)
Michi Okubo	....	costumer (uncredited)
Eddie Schmidt	....	tailor: Mr. Gable (uncredited)
Ralph Siegel	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Hal C. Kern	....	supervising film editor
James E. Newcom	....	associate film editor
Ernie Leadlay	....	assistant film editor (uncredited)
Richard L. Van Enger	....	assistant film editor (uncredited)

Location Management
Mason N. Litson	....	location manager (uncredited)

Music Department
Louis Forbes	....	assistant musical director (as Lou Forbes)
Leo Arnaud	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
William Axt	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
R.H. Bassett	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Bassman	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Dudley Chambers	....	vocal arranger (uncredited)
Cecil Copping	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Maurice De Packh	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Stuart Frye	....	music editor (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Kay	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Albert Hay Malotte	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Earl B. Mounce	....	music mixer (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Darol Rice	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Max Steiner	....	conductor (uncredited)
Franz Waxman	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Joyce Allen	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)
George Doan	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Wilfred M. Cline	....	technicolor associate (as Wilfrid M. Cline)
Natalie Kalmus	....	supervisor: Technicolor Co.
Barbara Keon	....	scenario assistant
Wilbur G. Kurtz	....	historian
Susan Myrick	....	technical advisor
Will Price	....	technical advisor
Ray Rennahan	....	technicolor associate
Betty Baldwin	....	executive secretary: Mr. Selznick (uncredited)
Peter Ballbusch	....	montage director (uncredited)
Russell Birdwell	....	publicist (uncredited)
Katherine Brown	....	story editor: Eastern (uncredited)
William Clark	....	wrangler (uncredited)
Sally De Marco	....	dance double: Vivian Leigh (uncredited)
Lillian K. Deighton	....	researcher (uncredited)
Howard Dietz	....	publicist: Atlanta and New York premieres (uncredited)
Connie Earl	....	script clerk (uncredited)
Frank Floyd	....	dance director (uncredited)
Henry Ginsberg	....	studio manager (uncredited)
Charles Handley	....	consultant: National Carbon Corp. (uncredited)
Carey Harrison	....	riding double: Thomas Mitchell (uncredited)
William Hebert	....	assistant: Mr. Dietz (uncredited)
Will Hill	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Winton C. Hoch	....	consultant: Technicolor Color Company (uncredited)
Henri Jaffa	....	associate supervisor: Technicolor Co. (uncredited)
David Joy	....	consultant: National Carbon Corp. (uncredited)
Val Lewton	....	story editor (uncredited)
Al Lichtman	....	agent: Loew's Inc. (uncredited)
Franclein Macconnel	....	script reader (uncredited)
William S. McCune	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mozelle Miller	....	stand-in: Ms. Leigh (uncredited)
Richard Mueller	....	color advisor (uncredited)
R.D. Musgrave	....	mechanical engineer (uncredited)
Eddie Prinz	....	dance director (uncredited)
Lydia Schiller	....	script clerk (uncredited)
Myron Selznick	....	production associate (uncredited)
Howard Strickling	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey	....	double: Leslie Howard (uncredited)
Frank Whitbeck	....	trailer supervisor (uncredited)
C.V. Whitney	....	production associate (uncredited)
John Hay Whitney	....	production associate (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Selznick International Pictures (as A Selznick International Picture) (as Selznick International)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (in association with)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (UK) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (1972) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Nippon Television Network (NTV) (1975) (Japan) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1984) (USA) (TV)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Producciones JES (1989) (Colombia) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1989) (Finland) (TV)
• Neue Visionen Filmverleih (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical) (re-release)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1990) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1990) (Finland) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc)
• Lucernafilm - Alfa (1992) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
• Varus Video (1996) (Russia) (VHS)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• New Line Cinema (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (4-disc Collector's Edition)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (4-disc collector's edition)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc 70th Anniversary Special Edition)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (The Scarlett Edition)
• Eye Film Instituut (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Fathom Events (2014) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Warner Bros. (2014) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Alliance Entertainment (????) (Canada) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Esselte Video (198?) (Finland) (VHS) (for MGM)
• MGM/UA Home Video (1983) (Australia) (video)
• MGM/UA Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (Betamax)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Crest Digital  restoration work (uncredited)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production (1998 release)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of
• Max Factor  wigs (uncredited)
• Mole Richardson  arc lamps (uncredited)
• National Carbon Corp.  arc lamps (uncredited)
• Samuel Goldwyn Studios  sound recording (uncredited)
• Technicolor  auxilliary optical system (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

238 min | Sweden:223 min (1969 re-release) | Sweden:234 min (1985 re-release) | UK:224 min (1994 re-release) | UK:233 min (1989 re-release) | 226 min (copyright length)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Australia:G (TV rating) | Belgium:KT | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-12 (1970) | Finland:K-16 (1949) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Hong Kong:I (2016) | Iceland:L | Mexico:B (2014) | Netherlands:AL | Netherlands:6 (TV rating) | Netherlands:6 (Blu-ray rating) (2009) | New Zealand:PG | Norway:16 | Peru:Apt | Portugal:17 | Portugal:M/16 (R-14) (re-rating) | Portugal:M/12 (re-re-rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 (original rating) | Sweden:11 (re-release) (1985) | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | UK:PG (tv rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1989) (2013) | UK:PG (video rating) (1988) (1994) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | USA:Approved (original release) (PCA #5729) | USA:G (re-rating) (1971) | West Germany:12 (f)

Filming Locations:

Agoura Hills, California, USA

Company:

Selznick International Pictures

Trivia:

The film's script changed almost daily and the cast did not receive a final version of the script until after the film was completed.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Scarlett visits the Lumber mill we see a saw cutting lumber, the "whirr" of an electric motor can be heard quite clearly.

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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Featured in Visions of Light (1992)

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Beautiful Dreamer

An immortal and towering achievement

It is always in people's nature to put down great things and to nit-pick or sometimes just be plain mean. No matter what anyone says, this is utterly fantastic: in story, in special effects, in casting (with perhaps the sad exception of Leslie Howard as "Ashley") and in captivation. Vivien Leigh is so powerful, passionate, magnificent and beautiful that you could watch it 1000 times on that ground alone. She brings something so convincing and human to the role of the selfish, spoilt Scarlett; the character is larger than life.

Leaving Vivien's astounding performance aside, this remains a sweeping unrivalled epic. Watch it. Esther's rating: 20/10