- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Gone with the wind (film)
- Creator:
- Ruppersburg, Hugh
- Date of Original:
- 2004-01-20
- Subject:
- Gone with the wind (Motion picture)
Motion pictures--United States
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949
De Havilland, Olivia
Gable, Clark, 1901-1960
Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943
Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967
Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the motion picture Gone With the Wind. Few films are so closely identified with a geographical region as Gone With the Wind is identified with Georgia and the Old South. The 1939 adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel, produced by David O. Selznick, featured such well-known actors as Clark Gable (Rhett Butler), Olivia de Havilland (Melanie Wilkes), and Leslie Howard (Ashley Wilkes), and made a star of actress Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara). It remains one of the most popular and commercially successful films ever made. Its main theme, from the Max Steiner score, is recognized throughout the world. In its use of color, scene design, and cinematography, it set new standards. The film won eight Academy Awards, more than any film up to that time.
GSE identifier: SS8H6, SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/gone-with-the-wind-film/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Gone With the Wind (Film)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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