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Gone with the Wind (1939)

War/Romance/Classic/Drama · 3h 58m · 1/17/1940

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The greatest romance of all time!

Description

Hot-tempered, self-centered, part-Irish Southern beauty Scarlett O'Hara, played to the teeth by Vivien Leigh, loves the gentlemanly Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard). Smug, rebellious, honest blockade-running profiteer Rhett Butler, portrayed gracefully and naturally by Clark Gable, loves Scarlett. Ashley, who is also in love with Scarlett, marries his genteel cousin Melanie (Olivia de Havilland) because he believes that their quiet similarities will create a better marriage than Scarlett's passion. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Rhett and Scarlett at their first encounter and continue throughout Scarlett's first two marriages. Scarlett and Rhett finally wed, but Scarlett continues to pine for her beloved Ashley. Set against the Civil War and Southern Reconstruction, this tragic love quadrangle offers the burning of Atlanta and fields of wounded Confederates as part of its lush scenery. Meticulous backdrops, glorious sunsets, numerous silhouettes, and the ultrasaturated Technicolor film create a hyperreal vision. The romantic score is every bit as lush and dramatic as the photography, borrowing folk melodies from the Old South to make the tragic war concrete. Heavy nostalgic tones pervade the often witty dialogue and larger-than-life charms and faults of the leads. GONE WITH THE WIND, winner of 10 Academy Awards, stands among the greatest epic dramas ever filmed.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Company

Selznick International Pictures

Budget

$3900000

Revenue

$390525192

Where to Watch

Cast

Edythe Elliott

General's Wife (uncredited)

Susan Falligant

Minor Role (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth

Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)

Geraldine Fissette

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Kelly Griffin

Bonnie Blue Butler as Newborn (uncredited)

George Hackathorne

Wounded Soldier in Pain (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

Evelyn Harding

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Lucille Harding

Guest at Twelve Oaks Party / Dancer at Altanta Ball (uncredited)

Inez Hatchett

Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)

Jean Heker

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Ricky Holt

Melanie's Son (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Southern Dandy (uncredited)

George Huggins

Soldier (uncredited)

Peaches Jackson

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Claire James

Girl (uncredited)

Jerry James

Dancer - Atlanta Bazaar (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Yankee on Street (uncredited)

Harvey Karels

Party Guest (uncredited)

Tommy Kelly

Boy in Band (uncredited)

Emmett King

Party Guest (uncredited)

W. Kirby

Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

Al Kunde

Townsman (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Party Guest (uncredited)

Timothy J. Lonergan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Locke Lorraine

Party Guest (uncredited)

Barbara Lynn

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Margaret Mann

Woman Writing Letter at Atlanta Church Hospital (uncredited)

Caren Marsh

BBQ Guest / Girl at Bazaar (uncredited)

William McClain

Old Levi (uncredited)

Leona McDowell

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dock McGill

Singer (uncredited)

George Meeker

Poker-Playing Captain (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Man with Stove Pipe Hat in Charge of Convict Workers (uncredited)

Lola Milliorn

Minor Role (uncredited)

Hans Moebus

Party Guest (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Rene Picard (uncredited)

Adrian Morris

Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)

Lee Murray

Drummerboy (uncredited)

H. Nellman

Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

David Newell

Cade Calvert (uncredited)

Jeanette Noeson

Minor Role (uncredited)

Artie Ortego

Soldier (uncredited)

Naomi Pharr

Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Bartender (uncredited)

Spencer Quinn

Minor Role (uncredited)

Jolane Reynolds

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Marjorie Reynolds

Guest at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Louisa Robert

Minor Role (uncredited)

Azarene Rogers

Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)

Scott Seaton

Guest at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Tom Seidel

Tony Fontaine (uncredited)

Terry Shero

Fanny Elsing (uncredited)

William Stack

Minister (uncredited)

William Stelling

Returning Veteran (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Tom's Aide (uncredited)

Dirk Wayne Summers

Youngest Boy in Band (uncredited)

Stephanie Toler

Minor Role (uncredited)

Emerson Treacy

Minor Role (uncredited)

Phillip Trent

Gentleman / Bearded Confederate on Steps of Tara (uncredited)

Julia Ann Tuck

Bonnie at Six Months (uncredited)

Tom Tyler

Commanding Officer During Evacuation (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Gentleman at Twelve Oaks Barbecue (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

Frank Kennedy's Clerk (uncredited)

Blue Washington

Renegade's Companion (uncredited)

Rita Waterhouse

Girl in Blue Dress (uncredited)

John Joseph Waterman Jr.

New Born Baby Boy (uncredited)

Dan White

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

Sarah Whitley

Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

Wounded Card Player (uncredited)

Zack Williams

Elijah (uncredited)

Phyllis Woodward

Minor Role (uncredited)

John Wray

Prison Gang Overseer (uncredited)

Thomas Mitchell

Gerald O'Hara

Barbara O'Neil

Ellen - His Wife (as Barbara O'Neill)

Vivien Leigh

Scarlett - Their Daughter

Evelyn Keyes

Suellen - Their Daughter

Ann Rutherford

Carreen - Their Daughter

George Reeves

Brent Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau

Fred Crane

Stuart Tarleton - Scarlett's Beau

Hattie McDaniel

Mammy - House Servant

Oscar Polk

Pork - House Servant

Butterfly McQueen

Prissy - House Servant

Victor Jory

Jonas Wilkerson - Field Overseer

Everett Brown

Big Sam - Field Foreman

Howard Hickman

John Wilkes

Alicia Rhett

India - His Daughter

Leslie Howard

Ashley - His Son

Olivia de Havilland

Melanie Hamilton - Their Cousin

Rand Brooks

Charles Hamilton - Her Brother

Carroll Nye

Frank Kennedy - A Guest

Clark Gable

Rhett Butler - Visitor from Charleston

Laura Hope Crews

Aunt 'Pittypat' Hamilton

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Uncle Peter - Her Coachman (as Eddie Anderson)

Harry Davenport

Dr. Meade

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Meade

Jane Darwell

Mrs. Merriwether

Ona Munson

Belle Watling

Paul Hurst

Yankee Deserter

Isabel Jewell

Emmy Slattery

Cammie King Conlon

Bonnie Blue Butler (as Cammie King)

Eric Linden

Amputation Case

J.M. Kerrigan

Johnny Gallagher

Ward Bond

Tom - Yankee Captain

Jackie Moran

Phil Meade

Cliff Edwards

Reminiscent Soldier

Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Bonnie's Nurse in London (as L. Kemble-Cooper)

Yakima Canutt

Renegade

Marcella Martin

Cathleen Calvert

Louis Jean Heydt

Hungry Soldier Holding Beau Wilkes

Mickey Kuhn

Beau Wilkes

Olin Howland

A Carpetbagger Businessman

Irving Bacon

Corporal

Robert Elliott

Yankee Major

William Bakewell

Mounted Officer

Mary Anderson

Maybelle Merriwether

John Albright

Wounded Soldier (uncredited)

Eric Alden

Rafe Calvert (uncredited)

John Arledge

Dying Soldier (uncredited)

Roscoe Ates

Convalescent Soldier (uncredited)

Trevor Bardette

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dorothy Barrett

Girl (uncredited)

Janet Barrett

Cancan Girl (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

Yankee Soldier in Shantytown / Townsperson (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Gentleman at Twelve Oaks Barbecue (uncredited)

Morgan Brown

Party Guest (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)

Ann Bupp

Minor Role (uncredited)

James Bush

Gentleman (uncredited)

Ruth Byers

Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)

Gary Carlson

Beau Wilkes (uncredited)

Horace B. Carpenter

Atlanta Citizen (uncredited)

Louise Carter

Bandleader's Wife (uncredited)

Shirley Chambers

Belle's Girl (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Sergeant at Hospital (uncredited)

Silver Chief

Thomas Mitchell's white horse (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Poker-Playing Captain (uncredited)

Richard Clucas

Minor Role (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Collapsing Soldier (uncredited)

Billy Cook

Boy with Tears When Death Rolls Are Read (uncredited)

Jim Corey

Lumber Mill Convict (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Minor Role (uncredited)

Martina Cortina

Housemaid at Twelve Oaks (uncredited)

Luke Cosgrave

Bandleader (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Yankee Soldier in Shantytown (uncredited)

Patrick Curtis

Melanie's Baby (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Yola d'Avril

Belle's Girl (uncredited)

Ned Davenport

Jewel Collector at Bazaar (uncredited)

Marvin Davis

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dolores Dean

Minor Role (uncredited)

Dawn Dodd

Minor Role (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Minor Role (uncredited)

Phyllis Douglas

Bonnie Blue Butler - Age 2 (uncredited)

Joan Drake

Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

F. Driver

Housemaid at Evening Prayers (uncredited)

Crew

Victor Fleming

Director

George Cukor

Director

Sam Wood

Director

Margaret Mitchell

Writer

Sidney Howard

Writer

Oliver H.P. Garrett

Writer

Ben Hecht

Writer

Jo Swerling

Writer

John Van Druten

Writer