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Gone with the Wind (1939)
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Release Date:
17 January 1941 (USA)
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Tagline:
Now in 70mm. wide screen and full stereophonic sound! [reissue] more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Love
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Civil War
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Carpetbagger
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Party
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Plantation
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Awards:
Won 8 Oscars.
Another 6 wins
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(107 articles)
Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) - Blu-ray Review
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Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!
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(From Monsters and Critics. 23 November 2009, 6:34 AM, PST)
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65th Anniversary DVD is a must
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(Cast overview, first billed only) more
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Runtime:
USA:238 min (restored DVD version) | 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)
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Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
Finland:K-11 (2004) |
Brazil:Livre |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Belgium:KT |
Canada:G (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Québec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:12 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:AL |
New Zealand:PG |
Norway:16 |
Peru:PT |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:11 (re-release) (1985) |
Sweden:15 (original rating) |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) |
USA:Approved (PCA #5729) (original rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1971)
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David O. Selznick bought the rights to the best selling novel for $50,000. Louis B. Mayer, Selznick's father-in-law and head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, was determined to make Gone with the Wind (1939) an MGM film. Mayer initially offered to buy Selznick out at a handsome profit. Warner Bros. offered Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and advantageous financing. Selznick's own distributor United Artists showed interest in providing a production financing package. However, none of them had an actor capable of portraying Rhett Butler except MGM, which offered a deal that included Clark Gable. After much vacillating on Selznick's part, a deal was struck with MGM on January 19, 1938 that gave Selznick Clark Gable and $1.25 million toward production costs, in return for giving MGM distribution rights and 50% of the profits, which were further reduced by Loew's Inc.'s 15% interest and a requirement to pay Gable's $4,500 per week salary and one-third of Gable's $50,000 loan-out bonus. "GWTW" was, of course, a box office triumph, grossing over $20 million during its initial release alone. Selznick eventually earned $4 million on the picture. Unfortunately, a few years later he sold his rights to John Hay Whitney for a paltry $400,000 to keep his independent production company afloat. John Hay Whitney later sold the rights to Gone with the Wind (1939) back to MGM for a $2.4 million.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After Ashley refuses to run away with Scarlett, she turns away, starting to cry, her shawl is halfway off her shoulders, and crooked. Seconds later, it's up to her neck and straight.
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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: Oh, isn't it exciting, Scarlett? You know those fool Yanks may 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...
Stuart Tarleton: Don't you *want* us to have a war?
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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: Oh, isn't it exciting, Scarlett? You know those fool Yanks may 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...
Stuart Tarleton: Don't you *want* us to have a war?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Withnail & I (1987)
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Soundtrack:
Yankee Doodle
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Are any of the actors still alive?How was Vivien Leigh cast as Scarlett?
What became of the costumes?
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If you have ever considered GWTW to be less than a masterpiece, you'll be swayed by the 65th Anniversary Edition DVD. The 4-disc set features the remastered film and more extras than you could possibly watch in one day (after watching the film, of course). The two-hour making-of documentary is fascinating and shows how the producer (David O. Selznick) of the film affected the cast, director(s) and writer(s) -- and shows the publicity frenzy that was the hunt for Scarlett. The feature of Olivia De Havilland (in 2004) discussing her role as Melanie is a real treat. The picture and sound are great on the 65th Anniversary DVD, and the special features are a true treasure. Accept no substitutes, seek out the 65th Anniversary DVD and bring it home.