The film tells the story of Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh), the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner (Thomas Mitchell). It follows Scarlett’s romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes, who is married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton and her subsequent marriage to Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).
Set in the American South against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era, “Gone With The Wind” is considered as one of the greatest films of all time. It is in the top ten of the American Film Institute’s list of top 100 American films.
It received 10 awards during the 12th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), and Best Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel).
“Gone with the Wind” is also a huge box office success, and is still the most successful film in box office history when its earnings are adjusted for monetary inflation. The film earned USD 402.35 million worldwide, but adjusted for inflation in 2014 by Guinness World Records, that amount balloons to USD 3.44 billion. Adjusted for 2017, the figure goes up to USD 3.7 billion worldwide.
- Starring : Clark Gable / Vivien Leigh / Leslie Howard
- Genre : Drama / History / Romance / War
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Victor Fleming / George Cukor / Sam Wood
- Production : Selznick International Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Distributor : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) / Filmes Castello Lopes / Nippon Television Network (NTV) / Home Box Office (HBO) / National Broadcasting Company (NBC) / Cinema International Corporation (CIC) / MGM/UA Home Video / CBS / MGM/UA Home Entertainment / Producciones JES / Yleisradio (YLE) / Neue Visionen Filmverleih / United International Pictures (UIP) / Esselte Video / Warner Home Video / Lucernafilm – Alfa / MGM / UA Home Video / Varus Video / Chapel Distribution / New Line Cinema / MGM Home Entertainment / Warner Bros. / MGM/UA / Sandrew Metronome Distribution / Eye Film Instituut / Fathom Events / Alliance Entertainment / Filmes Lusomundo / Hafbo / Canvas / Prem’er Video Fil’m / Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland / Warner Home Vídeo
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Gone with the Wind release date
- December 15, 1939 : USA (Atlanta, Georgia) (premiere)
- December 19, 1939 : USA (New York City, New York) (premiere)
- December 28, 1939 : USA (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
- January 17, 1940 : USA
- February 16, 1940 : Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- April 30, 1940 : Australia (Sydney) (premiere)
- May 1, 1940 : Australia
- March 31, 1942 : USA (re-release)
- August 21, 1947 : USA (re-release)
- June 2, 1950 : Australia (re-release)
- May 20, 1952 : Philippines (Davao)
- September 4, 1952 : Japan
- June 3, 1954 : USA (re-release)
- March 10, 1961 : USA (Atlanta, Georgia) (re-release)
- March 25, 1967 : Australia (Sydney, First 70mm re-release)
- October 10, 1967 : USA (New York City, New York, 70mm re-release)
- October 14, 1967 : USA (70mm re-release)
- February 5, 1972 : Japan (re-release)
- September 18, 1974 : USA (re-release)
- June 11, 1976 : USA (TV premiere)
- August 28, 1976 : Japan (re-release)
- May 22, 1981 : Australia (re-release)
- July 21, 1983 : Australia (re-release)
- February 3, 1989 : USA (re-release)
- August 17, 1989 : Australia (Sydney, restored version)
- August 6, 1994 : Japan (re-release)
- June 26, 1998 : USA (re-release)
- May 13, 1999 : Australia (re-release)
- October 16, 1999 : Japan (re-release)
- December 28, 2005 : Japan (re-release)
- October 30, 2010 : Japan (Toyohashi Slowtown Cinema Festival)
Gone with the Wind cast
- Clark Gable as Rhett Butler
- Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara
- Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes
- Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton
- Hattie McDaniel as Mammy
- Thomas Mitchell as Gerald O’Hara
- Barbara O’Neil as Ellen O’Hara
- Evelyn Keyes as Suellen O’Hara
- Ann Rutherford as Carreen O’Hara
- Howard Hickman as John Wilkes
- George Reeves as Brent Tarleton
- Fred Crane as Stuart Tarleton
- Oscar Polk as Pork
- Butterfly McQueen as Prissy
- Victor Jory as Jonas Wilkerson
- Everett Brown as Big Sam
