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Gone with the wind  Cover Image DVD DVD

Gone with the wind / a Selznick International Picture, Selznick International in association with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by David O. Selznick ; screenplay by Sidney Howard ; directed by Victor Fleming.

Summary:

An epic story of the South's fight to maintain its way of life during the Civil War years. Scarlett O'Hara and her family are amongst the ladies and gentlemen at the Twelve Oaks Plantation's ball before the Civil War begins. Scarlett's love for one man keeps her from seeing the love that another man truly has for her. As the South finally crumbles around her, Scarlett devises a way to overcome starvation in order to save herself and her family.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419827391
  • ISBN: 9781419827396
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (235 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Selznick International Pictures, [1939]
  • Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell.
Discs 1 & 2 of the four disc collector's edition.
Special features include: Commentary by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1 -- Part 2.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Ernest Haller ; art director, Lyle Wheeler ; editor, Hal C. Kern ; music score, Max Steiner ; costume designer, Walter Plunkett ; production designer, William Cameron Menzies ; special photographic effects, Jack Cosgrove.
Participant or Performer Note:
Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neill, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen, Carroll Nye, Laura Hope Crews, Ona Munson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: G.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono.
Language Note:
English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, USA, 1940: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Vivien Leigh); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Hattie McDaniel); Best Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler); Best Cinematography, Color (Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan); Best Director (Victor Fleming); Best Film Editing (Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom); Best Picture (David O. Selznick); Best Writing, Screenplay (Sidney Howard); Technical Achievement Award (Don Musgrave - For pioneering in the use of coordinated equipment in the production Gone with the Wind).
Subject: O'Hara, Scarlett (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Butler, Rhett (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 > Film adaptations.
Women > Georgia > Drama.
Plantation life > Georgia > Drama.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Women > Drama.
Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Genre: Epic films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.

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Summary: An epic story of the South's fight to maintain its way of life during the Civil War years. Scarlett O'Hara and her family are amongst the ladies and gentlemen at the Twelve Oaks Plantation's ball before the Civil War begins. Scarlett's love for one man keeps her from seeing the love that another man truly has for her. As the South finally crumbles around her, Scarlett devises a way to overcome starvation in order to save herself and her family.

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