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Gone With the Wind

1939 ★ 238 min
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard
Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Writer: Sidney Howard, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling
Producer: David O. Selznick

Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming.

Trivia

  • Won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Director.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Production Design.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
  • Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
  • Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Original Score; Academy Award for Best Sound; Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
  • Before the publication of the novel, several Hollywood executives and studios declined to create a film based on it, including Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Pandro S. Berman at RKO Radio Pictures, and David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures.
  • Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros. considered purchasing the rights after reading the synopsis, but his biggest star Bette Davis was not interested at the time, and Darryl F. Zanuck of 20th Century-Fox had not offered enough money.
  • In July 1936—a month after it was published—Selznick bought the rights from Margaret Mitchell for $50,000.

Filming Locations

  • California
  • Culver Studios
  • Principal photography began on January 26, 1939, and ended on July 1, with post-production work continuing until November 11, 1939.
  • Most of the filming was done on "the back forty" studio backlot of Selznick International with all the location scenes being photographed in California, mostly in Los Angeles County or neighboring Ventura County.

Previous Showings

21 Runs • 10 Festivals

59,133 tickets sold

Original Billings: 2 runs (May 3, 1940 - March 16, 1941)

Original Run: May 3, 1940 (Friday - Saturday)

All runs on record (21):

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