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Gone with the Wind

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. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Romance, War), release year 1939, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Gone with the Wind

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.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Romance, War), release year 1939, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1939
  • Released 17 Jan 1940
  • Runtime 238 minutes
  • Content rating G
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.2/10 from 354,268 votes
  • Metascore 97/100
  • Genres Drama, Romance, War
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States

Cast

Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell

Direction and writing

Directed by: Victor Fleming

Written by: Margaret Mitchell, Sidney Howard, Oliver H.P. Garrett

Awards and recognition

Won 8 Oscars. 26 wins & 10 nominations total

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