In many respects he got what he worked so hard to achieve in this 1939 epic and alltime boxoffice champ in terms of tickets sold, and in some respects he fell far short of the goal. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Gwtw games were produced as movie tieins in 1940 by marietta games of ohio, and this game is the hardest to find of them all. He received the pulitzer prize for drama in 1925 and a posthumous academy award in 1940 for the screenplay for gone with the wind. The pm said he was pulverised by the strength of their feelings and emotions. A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the american civil war and reconstruction periods.
Passed 3h 58min drama, history, romance 17 january 1940 usa. Tickets ranged in price from 75 cents for a matinee to. Epic romantic drama based on margaret mitchells pulitzerwinning novel set during the american civil war. She is the only living star of gone with the wind, but there are also actors with smaller roles in said movie who are still alive. May 16, 2016 since that time the gross revenue for gone with the wind has become well over a billion dollars. It is a bestselling historical novel that tells an alternative account of the story in the american novel gone with the wind 1936 by margaret mitchell. She is the sister of late actress joan fontaine, who also won the academy award. Frankly, my dear, syracuse goes wild for gone with. The film version of gone with the wind premiered late 1939, was in limited release throughout 1940, then entered widespread general release in 1941. They did not get along ever since they were children. But mgm rereleased the film in theaters in 1947, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1989, 1998, and again in 20 uk only, and 2014 75 anniversary.
Hardcover 4 pages first german language edition translated from the original 1936 american text printed in germany drutsch. Cast and crew credits for gone with the wind, 1939, directed by victor fleming, with thomas mitchell, barbara oneil, vivien leigh, at turner classic movies. Sidney coe howard june 26, 1891 august 23, 1939 was an american playwright and screenwriter. Media in category gone with the wind film the following 49 files are in this category, out of 49 total. Though not without some minor issues, the visuals of wind looked superior to anything wed expect from a 75yearold movie sharpness generally looked accurate and concise, with only a few scenes that showed some mild softness. Awards for gone with the wind turner classic movies. Gone with the wind the novel being summarized is titled gone with the wind, written by margaret mitchell. Til when adjusting for ticket price inflation gone with. Gone with the wind appears in an aspect ratio of 1. Gone with the wind 1940 movie photos and stills fandango.
It was based on a book by margaret mitchell about the struggles of a southern belle before, during, and after the. Download pdf gone with the wind, ebook gone with the wind, ebook rank. Belle of the ball was vivien leigh, who nearly everybody. The story is set in clayton county and atlanta, both in georgia, during the american civil war and reconstruction era.
Syracuse movie fans got their first chance to see the blockbuster gone with the wind at the loews theatre on the morning of jan. Set in the american south against the backdrop of the american civil war and the reconstruction era, the film tells the story of scarlett ohara, the strongwilled. Gone with the wind original soundtrack album discogs. Download pdf gone with the wind, ebook gym free download. Highest point in the high jinks was a gone with the wind costume ball night before the premiere, attended by 6,000 celebrants, movie stars and executives galore, governors of five former confederate states. The vintage gone with the wind book uniquecollection. With clark gable, vivien leigh, thomas mitchell, barbara oneil. Gone with the wind is a 1939 american epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by margaret mitchell.
Clark gable, vivien leigh gone with the wind 1939 directed by victor fleming. Based on the runaway bestselling 1936 novel gone with the wind. Frankly, my dear, syracuse goes wild for gone with the wind. Its a timeless classic, a moving and emotional story about the old south transformed during the civil war. She pleads with ashley to marry her instead, but then, on the first day of the civil war, she meets mercurial rhett butler. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Many novels have been written about the civil war and its aftermath.
While the story of gone with the wind focuses on the life of the daughter of a wealthy slave owner, scarlett ohara, the wind done gone tells the story of the life of one of. Gone with the wind by mitchell, motion picture edition. Gone with the wind 1930s vintage movie film poster 1939, m. A manipulative southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the american civil war. Gone with the wind, american epic film, released in 1939, that was one of the best known and most successful films of all time. Gone with the wind boils down to a story about a spoiled southern girls hopeless love for a married man. Top notch writing and casting of vivien leigh as scarlett, from the classic gone with the wind. That is why i think gone with the wind is not only a classic 30s film it is the classic film of 20 th century hollywood. The wind done gone 2001 is the first novel written by alice randall. Presented in this model is the mansion of scarlett oharas plantation tara as depicted in the 1939 film gone with the wind. Gone with the wind movie simple english wikipedia, the. Complete your max steiner, charles gerhardt, national philharmonic orchestra collection. Selznicks adaptation of gone with the wind is well known by now. It was published in 1936, after it took her seven years to write, and won a pulitzer prize in 1937.
Jul 26, 2010 we saw gone with the wind which lasted till 2. Gone with the wind is the 1939 american movie based on margaret mitchells book with the same name. She appeared in the film gone with the wind 1939 and was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actress for her performance in all this, and heaven too 1940. Great gift for a fan of the movie gone with the wind. Scarlett oharas best lines gone with the wind youtube.
Jun 11, 2010 margaret mitchellprofile, the author of gone with the wind the vintage famous book writer margaret mitchell only write one book about her own private story, and after was being the based on film with the same name,staring by clark gable and jean harlow as scarlet o hara, this book became popular. Gone with the wind original motion picture soundtrack. The greatest romance of all time an 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. Though not without some very minor issues, the visuals of wind looked radically superior to anything wed expect from the 65yearold movie sharpness generally looked accurate and concise, with only a few scenes. The movie facade was constructed on the rko studio backlot known as 40 acres in culver. Clark gable gone with the wind stock photos and images alamy. Selznick of selznick international pictures and directed by victor fleming. Gone with the wind, a 1959 album by the dave brubeck quartet gone with the wind song, a popular song by allie wrubel and herb magidson published in 1937 gone with the wind, a song by architects from the 2016 album all our gods have abandoned us gone with the wind, a song by blackmores night from the 1999 album under a violet moon. Barbara oneil july 17, 1910 september 3, 1980 was an american film and stage actress. Jun 10, 2009 gone with the wind trailer 1941 scarlett ohara is in love with drippy ashley wilkes, and is devastated when he announces that he plans to marry her cousin melanie. What you should watch this week why gone with the wind is the one film you should watch this week video peter bradshaw recommends the rerelease of the 1939 civil war epic as his one film to. Gone with the wind by mitchell, motion or movie, macmillan.
Gone with the wind is a novel by american writer margaret mitchell, first published in 1936. Gone with the wind trailer 1941 scarlett ohara is in love with drippy ashley wilkes, and is devastated when he announces that he plans to marry her cousin melanie. This is one of the rarest gone with the wind vintage collectibles you will ever find. More information about this seller contact this seller 15. It depicts the struggles of young scarlett ohara, the spoiled daughter of a welltodo plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty. Gone with the wind is a 1939 american epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936. Gone with the wind 1939 soundtrack all movie soundtracks. Selznick wanted gone with the wind to be somehow more than a movie, a film that would broaden the very idea of what a film could be and do and look like. Based on the pulitzer prizewinning novel by margaret mitchell, david o. From december 1939 to july 1940, the film played only advanceticket road show engagements. Since that time the gross revenue for gone with the wind has become well over a billion dollars.
This gone with the wind book is telling about margaret mitchells epic novel of love and war won the pulitzer prize and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. Gone with the wind told the story of the american civil war from the perspective view point of a young southern woman named scarlett ohara vivien leigh. Max steiners classic film score gone with the wind. Mgm has since staged regular rereleases of the film and this strategy helped mgm stay in the black during some very lean times. Gwtw games were produced as movie tieins in 1940 by marietta games of ohio. Directed by victor fleming, george cukor, sam wood. Belle of the ball was vivien leigh, who nearly everybody agreed looked right like scarlett ohara. Adjusted for inflation, it has grossed more money at the box office than any other film in us history. It enjoyed a morethan30year reign as the alltime hollywood box office champion, and it won eight academy awards in addition to two honorary awards. Selznick managed to expand this concept, and margaret mitchells best.
732 660 830 934 1096 1516 259 239 1638 978 380 57 784 924 325 1268 879 789 347 1259 446 960 1013 1227 255 1196 662 1182 560 983 1457 813 636 552 1337 1284 605