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Gone With The Wind (1939)
Released By: MGM Home Entertainment   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Victor Fleming
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
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Cast: Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Vivien Leigh
Published ID: 1431
UPC: 027616631121, 012569500921, 663286201266, 012569591721, 012569680005, 883929057436, 883929108633, 883929107155, 883929107162,
Plot: Gone With the Wind boils down to a story about a spoiled Southern girl's hopeless love for a married man. Producer David O. Selznick managed to expand this concept, and Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, into nearly four hours' worth of screen time, on a then-astronomical 3.7-million-dollar budget, creating what would become one of the most beloved movies of all time. Gone With the Wind opens in April of 1861, at the palatial Southern estate of Tara, where Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) hears that her casual beau Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) plans to marry mealy mouthed Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland). Despite warnings from her father (Thomas Mitchell) and her faithful servant Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Scarlett intends to throw herself at Ashley at an upcoming barbecue at Twelve Oaks. Alone with Ashley, she goes into a fit of histrionics, all of which is witnessed by roguish Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), the black sheep of a wealthy Charleston family, who is instantly fascinated by the feisty, thoroughly self-centered Scarlett: We're bad lots, both of us. The movie's famous action continues from the burning of Atlanta (actually the destruction of a huge wall left over from King Kong) through the now-classic closing line, Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Holding its own against stiff competition (many consider 1939 to be the greatest year of the classical Hollywood studios), Gone With the Wind won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), and Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar). The film grossed nearly 192 million dollars, assuring that, just as he predicted, Selznick's epitaph would be The Man Who Made Gone With the Wind. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Classic Movie!
Added 2/8/2010

I had forgotten how long of a movie this was. Still fantastic after all these years.
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GWTW
Added 2/8/2010

I have really enjoyed all the new info I hadn't seen before in this 70th Anniversary edition of GWTW. I enjoyed seeing the tryouts and how long it took to find just the right person to do Scarlet. Although Vivien Leigh was a perfect choice, I could see where others might've played it very well, such as Susan Hayward /her red hair.
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Amazing Collection for an Equally Amazing Price!
Added 2/6/2010

As an avid Gone With the Wind fan, this made for the ultimate Christmas gift! Behind-the-scenes interviews, copies of producers' telegraphs, a beautiful color book, soundtrack CD, and so much more for an unbeatable price. This item is a MUST-have for the classic movie collector, and of course, lovers of the film, itself.
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GWTW does not disappoint
Added 2/6/2010

A presentation of Gone With the Wind in black and white would have considerable impact! But in High Definition color, it is incredible! As I grow older and wiser each time I see GWTW the impact of the film increases! A true classic! In HD the film is sure to attract more fans.
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Gone with the Wind (Two-Disc 70th Anniversary Edition)
Added 2/6/2010

Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. This movie shows the best of the American cinema. Whether you like the movie, or not, one has to recognize the greatest achievement, perhaps, of the creative talent of the people working in the movie industry. "Gone with the Wind" represents a monumental leap, as well as a departure, for the movies, as they were done prior to this movie. A triumph of film-making ingenuity and genius, that will live on for many generations to come. Enjoy this monumental classic in all its splendor.


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Classic Movie!
Added 2/8/2010

I had forgotten how long of a movie this was. Still fantastic after all these years.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
GWTW
Added 2/8/2010

I have really enjoyed all the new info I hadn't seen before in this 70th Anniversary edition of GWTW. I enjoyed seeing the tryouts and how long it took to find just the right person to do Scarlet. Although Vivien Leigh was a perfect choice, I could see where others might've played it very well, such as Susan Hayward /her red hair.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Amazing Collection for an Equally Amazing Price!
Added 2/6/2010

As an avid Gone With the Wind fan, this made for the ultimate Christmas gift! Behind-the-scenes interviews, copies of producers' telegraphs, a beautiful color book, soundtrack CD, and so much more for an unbeatable price. This item is a MUST-have for the classic movie collector, and of course, lovers of the film, itself.
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