| Edition |
70th anniversary ed., Scarlett ed. |
| Description |
5 videodiscs (233 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939. |
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Based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell. |
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Special features: Over 8 hours of revealing extras about this timeless classic including more than 3 hours new to the collection ; documentary narrated by Kenneth Branagh : "Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents 1939: Hollywood's greatest year" ; featurette: "Gone with the wind: the legend lives on"; telefilm: "Moviola: the Scarlett O'Hara war" starring Tony Curtis. |
| Contents |
disc [1]. The movie, part 1 -- disc [2]. The movie, part 2 -- disc [3]. Extras -- disc [4]. About the movie -- disc [5]. About the cast. |
| Credits |
Photographed by Ernest Haller ; special photographic effects, Jack Cosgrove ; supervising film editor, Hal C. Kern ; musical score by Max Steiner ; production designed by William Cameron Menzies ; art direction by Lyle Wheeler ; costume designer, Walter Plunkett ; historian, Wilbur G. Kurtz. |
| Cast |
Clark Gable (Rhett Butler), Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara), Leslie Howard (Ashley Wilkes), Olivia de Havilland (Melanie Hamilton), Thomas Mitchell (Gerald O'Hara), Barbara O'Neill (Ellen), Evelyn Keyes (Suellen), Ann Rutherford (Carreen), George Reeves (Brent Tarleton), Fred Crane (Stuart Tarleton), Hattie McDaniel (Mammy), Oscar Polk (Pork), Butterfly McQueen (Prissy), Victor Jory (Jonas Wilkerson), Everett Brown (Big Sam), Howard Hickman (John Wilkes), Alicia Rhett (India), Rand Brooks (Charles Hamilton), Carroll Nye (Frank Kennedy), Laura Hope Crews (Aunt "Pittypat" Hamilton), Harry Davenport (Dr. Meade), Leona Roberts (Mrs. Meade), Jane Darwell (Mrs. Merriwether), Ona Munson (Belle Watling), Cammie King (Bonnie Blue Butler), Paul Hurst, Ward Bond, Cliff Edwards, Yakima Canutt. |
| Summary |
Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Haras' Georgia plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1939: Best Picture; Best Actress (Vivien Leigh); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Hattie McDaniel); Best Director (Victor Fleming); Best Writing (Screenplay) (Sidney Howard); Best Cinematography (Color) (Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan); Best Art Direction (Lyle Wheeler); Best Film Editing (Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom); Special Award (To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone with the Wind); Scientific or Technical Award (Class III). |
| Subject |
O'Hara, Scarlett (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Women -- Georgia -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Plantation life -- Georgia -- Drama.
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Plantations -- Georgia -- Drama.
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Widows -- Georgia -- Drama.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Georgia -- Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Georgia -- Drama.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
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Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
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Atlanta (Ga.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Romance films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Selznick, David O., 1902-1965.
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Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939.
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Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949. Director.
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Gable, Clark, 1901-1960.
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Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967.
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Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943.
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De Havilland, Olivia.
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McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952.
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McQueen, Butterfly.
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Steiner, Max, 1888-1971.
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Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.
Gone with the wind.
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Selznick International Pictures.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Margaret Mitchell's story of the old South |
| Note |
Title on container: David O. Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind |
| Added Title |
Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind |
| ISBN |
1419896202 |
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9781419896200 |
| Standard No. |
883929118700 |
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