GONE WITH THE WIND
Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard
Turner/MGM; Directed by Victor Fleming
Not Rated; 222 minutes; 1939
Based on Margaret Mitchell's novel, GONE WITH THE WIND has come to be recognized as exemplary of all that Hollywood embodied during the '30s. It explores a passionate romance, the adventure and spectacle of the Civil War, and a great deal of the legendary American South. Winner of 8 Academy Awards® including Best Picture and Best Actress (Vivien Leigh).
REVIEWS
"The best loved film of all-time. Undeniably, a great piece of filmmaking and a monument to the skill of the technicians and actors associated with its production."
- DICTIONARY OF 1000 BEST FILMS
"Big, good and great films have been made since but GONE WITH THE WIND set the pattern for the big ones which followed. Multi-starred, mammoth in scope, daring in concept and tasteful in execution, it became the monitor film which no spectacle has since duplicated. Aa film of enduring quality."
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"GONE WITH THE WIND is more than the exposure of a vivid character, more than a superfluity of adventure, romance and spectacle. It is superior illustration of a large chunk of American legend and myth, a grand illusion of imagined people living through a nostalgia-drenched experience."
- Bosley Crowther, NEW YORK TIMES
AWARDS
Winner of 10 Academy Awards®