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Use the HTML below. But if it's only a great picture, I'll still be satisfied. Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and for decades the last surviving star of "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 104, her publicist Lisa Goldberg told CNN. A double bill of Hawaiian Nights and Beau Geste was playing, but after the first feature it was announced that the theater would be screening a preview; the audience were informed they could leave but would not be readmitted once the film had begun, nor would phone calls be allowed once the theater had been sealed. Gone with the Wind [70th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray] [1939] SKU: 9755895. [34] When Selznick was asked by the press in early September how he felt about the film, he said: "At noon I think it's divine, at midnight I think it's lousy. Eurith D. Rivers, the governor of Georgia, declared December 15 a state holiday. Scarlett is beautiful. After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. [90] Kauffmann also finds interesting parallels with The Godfather, which had just replaced Gone with the Wind as the highest-grosser at the time: both were produced from "ultra-American" best-selling novels, both live within codes of honor that are romanticized, and both in essence offer cultural fabrication or revisionism. Gone with the Wind, the film, isn't quite as great in that respect, but Scarlett O'Hara is still depicted as a smart, fiercely independent woman for much of the story. [131], Following the publication of her novel, Margaret Mitchell was inundated with requests for a sequel but she claimed not to have a notion of what happened to Scarlett and Rhett, and as a result, she had "left them to their ultimate fate". Gone with the Wind the novel, despite its repugnant racism, is actually a sophisticated and surprisingly modern take on gender politics that features a complex female protagonist. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. Upon her return home, Scarlett finds Tara deserted, except for her father, her sisters, and former slaves Mammy and Pork. So George just told David he would not work any longer if the script was not better and he wanted the Howard script back. [28][34] Hattie McDaniel was also absent, as she and the other black cast members were prevented from attending the premiere due to Georgia's Jim Crow laws, which kept them from sitting with their white colleagues. Scarlett was based on the novel by Alexandra Ripley, itself a sequel to Mitchell's book. [129] In 1990, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp depicting Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh embracing in a scene from the film. [100] Gone with the Wind was one of the first twenty-five films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress in 1989 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In turn, Whitney sold it on to MGM for $2.8 million, so that the studio owned the film outright. For the role of Rhett Butler, Selznick wanted Clark Gable from the start, but Gable was under contract to MGM, which never loaned him to other studios. [77] MGM earned a rental of $41 million from the release,[78] with the U.S. and Canadian share amounting to over $30 million, placing it second only to The Graduate for that year. A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. gone with the wind A phrase used to describe something that has disappeared, passed, or vanished, permanently or completely. "Gone With the Wind” presents a sentimental view of the Civil War, in which the “Old South” takes the place of Camelot and the war was fought not so much to defeat the Confederacy and free the slaves as to give Miss Scarlett O'Hara her comeuppance. Rhett Butler: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Moss further called out the stereotypical black characterizations, such as the "shiftless and dull-witted Pork", the "indolent and thoroughly irresponsible Prissy", Big Sam's "radiant acceptance of slavery", and Mammy with her "constant haranguing and doting on every wish of Scarlett". [8] Warner offered a package of Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Olivia de Havilland for lead roles in return for the distribution rights. As of the end of principal photography, Cukor had undertaken eighteen days of filming, Fleming ninety-three, and Wood twenty-four. Gone with the Wind is a novel by Margaret Mitchell that was first published in 1936. [43][80], Across all releases, it is estimated that Gone with the Wind has sold over 200 million tickets in the United States and Canada,[66] generating more theater admissions in that territory than any other film. [44] In 2014, special screenings were scheduled over a two-day period at theaters across the United States to coincide with the film's 75th anniversary. However, Hopkins was in her mid-thirties at the time and was considered too old for the part. Scarlett and Rhett visit Melanie, who has suffered complications arising from a new pregnancy, on her deathbed. In its editorial congratulation to McDaniel on winning her Academy Award, Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life used the film as reminder of the "limit" put on black aspiration by old prejudices. Release Date: 02/02/2010. [110], On June 9, 2020, the film was removed from HBO Max amid the George Floyd protests as well as in response to an op-ed written by screenwriter John Ridley that was published in that day's edition of the Los Angeles Times, which called for the streaming service to temporarily remove the film from its content library. Dale O'Connor . [53] John C. Flinn wrote for Variety that Selznick had "left too much in", and that as entertainment, the film would have benefited if repetitious scenes and dialog from the latter part of the story had been trimmed. Selznick hired Susan Myrick (an expert on Southern speech, manners and customs recommended to him by Mitchell) and Will A. [40] There were further re-releases in 1971, 1974 and 1989; for the fiftieth anniversary reissue in 1989, it was given a complete audio and video restoration. Gone With The Wind (1939) is often considered the most beloved, enduring and popular film of all time. A world is going down, a new world is rising out of the ashes of the gone - melancholy, fear, the sacrifice, and hope of a whole generation fighting and suffering in the Amercian Civil War. Although some of Cukor's scenes were later reshot, Selznick estimated that "three solid reels" of his work remained in the picture. When adjusted for monetary inflation, it is still the highest-grossing film in history. [106], Thomas Cripps reasons that in some respects, the film undercuts racial stereotypes;[107] in particular, the film created greater engagement between Hollywood and black audiences,[107] with dozens of films making small gestures in recognition of the emerging trend. Frank, Ashley, Rhett, and several other accomplices make a night raid on a shanty town after Scarlett is attacked while driving through it alone, resulting in Frank's death. In 1975, her brother, Stephens Mitchell (who assumed control of her estate), authorized a sequel that would be jointly produced by MGM and Universal Studios on a budget of $12 million. From Wings to Parasite, here's a look back at all of the Best Picture Oscar winners in the history of the ceremony. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [18] Selznick dismissed director George Cukor three weeks into filming and sought out Victor Fleming, who was directing The Wizard of Oz at the time. "[15], A pressing issue for Selznick throughout casting was Hollywood's persistent failure to accurately portray Southern accents. Gone with the Wind was immensely popular when first released. [25] Most of the filming was done on "the back forty" of Selznick International with all the location scenes being photographed in California, mostly in Los Angeles County or neighboring Ventura County. [121] The scene has been accused of combining romance and rape by making them indistinguishable from each other,[121] and of reinforcing a notion about forced sex: that women secretly enjoy it, and it is an acceptable way for a man to treat his wife. [91][93], Sarris concedes that despite its artistic failings, the film does hold a mandate around the world as the "single most beloved entertainment ever produced". The film was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Although the film has been criticized as historical negationism glorifying slavery, it has been credited with triggering changes in the way in which African Americans are depicted cinematically. [16][17], Of the original screenplay writer, Sidney Howard, film historian Joanne Yeck writes, "reducing the intricacies of Gone with the Wind's epic dimensions was a herculean task ... and Howard's first submission was far too long, and would have required at least six hours of film; ... [producer] Selznick wanted Howard to remain on the set to make revisions ... but Howard refused to leave New England [and] as a result, revisions were handled by a host of local writers". The Old Mill Park, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Title: He provided bananas and salted peanuts ... thus on the seventh day I had completed, unscathed, the first nine reels of the Civil War epic. Scarlett learns that her mother has just died of typhoid fever and her father has lost his mind. Five orchestrators were hired, including Hugo Friedhofer, Maurice de Packh, Bernard Kaun, Adolph Deutsch and Reginald Bassett. She has vitality. [19], The idea was revived in the 1990s, when a sequel was finally produced in 1994, in the form of a television miniseries. [37] In the case of The Birth of a Nation, its distributor, Epoch, sold off many of its distribution territories on a "states rights" basis—which typically amounted to 10 percent of the box-office gross—and Epoch's accounts are only indicative of its own profits from the film, and not the local distributors. [87][88], In revisiting the film in the 1970s, Arthur Schlesinger believed that Hollywood films generally age well, revealing an unexpected depth or integrity, but in the case of Gone with the Wind time has not treated it kindly. A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. Warner Bros.—who had contracted Steiner in 1936—agreed to lend him to Selznick. The original director, George Cukor, was fired shortly after filming began and was replaced by Fleming, who in turn was briefly replaced by Sam Wood while Fleming took some time off due to exhaustion. After returning home from the party, Scarlett finds Rhett downstairs drunk, and they argue about Ashley. The next day, Rhett apologizes for his behavior and offers Scarlett a divorce, which she rejects, saying that it would be a disgrace. It enjoyed a more-than-30-year reign as the all-time Hollywood box office champion, and it won eight Academy Awards (in addition to two honorary awards). Unable to pay the Reconstructionist taxes imposed on Tara, Scarlett dupes her younger sister Suellen's fiancé, the middle-aged and wealthy general store owner Frank Kennedy, into marrying her, by saying Suellen got tired of waiting and married another suitor. In a bid to arouse jealousy in Ashley, Scarlett marries Melanie's younger brother Charles before he leaves to fight. [132], George [Cukor] finally told me all about it. Undeniably an epic, but lots of problematic representations. [27] For the burning of Atlanta, new false facades were built in front of the Selznick backlot's many old abandoned sets, and Selznick himself operated the controls for the explosives that burned them down. – Nominated, This page was last edited on 9 April 2021, at 18:44. After reaching saturation as a roadshow, MGM revised its terms to a 50 percent cut and halved the prices, before it finally entered general release in 1941 at "popular" prices. And, in the background, the black slaves are mostly dutiful and content, clearly incapable of an independent existence." Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros liked the story, but his biggest star Bette Davis was not interested, and Darryl Zanuck of 20th Century-Fox had not offered enough money. In all, there are ninety-nine separate pieces of music featured in the score. Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. In the official credits filed with the Screen Writers Guild, Sidney Howard was of course awarded the sole screen credit, but four other writers were appended ... Jo Swerling for contributing to the treatment, Oliver H. P. Garrett and Barbara Keon to screenplay construction, and Hecht, to dialogue ..."[21], Principal photography began January 26, 1939, and ended on July 1, with post-production work continuing until November 11, 1939. Rhett Butler: Frankly darling, I don't give a dame. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. In 2017, Gone with the Wind was pulled from the schedule at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, after a 34-year run of annual showings. Identically, Miss Leigh's parents are French and Irish. The credits at the start of the film contain an error: George Reeves is listed "as Brent Tarleton", but plays Stuart, while Fred Crane is listed "as Stuart Tarleton", but plays Brent. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Upon learning that McDaniel had been barred from the premiere, Clark Gable threatened to boycott the event, but McDaniel persuaded him to attend. [48] It made its network television debut in November of that year; NBC paid $5 million for a one-off airing, and it was broadcast in two parts on successive evenings. [101][102], Gone with the Wind has been criticized as having perpetuated Civil War myths and black stereotypes. The film was still a rough cut at this stage, missing completed titles and lacking special optical effects. [10][56], Black commentators criticized the film for its depiction of black people and as a glorification of slavery; they have done so since the release of the film, but initially newspapers controlled by white Americans did not report on these criticisms. [60][61], Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to win an Academy Award—beating out her co-star Olivia de Havilland, who was also nominated in the same category—but was racially segregated from her co-stars at the awards ceremony at the Coconut Grove; she and her escort were made to sit at a separate table at the back of the room. Fleming was dissatisfied with the script, so Selznick brought in the screenwriter Ben Hecht to rewrite the entire screenplay within five days. [105], W. Bryan Rommel Ruiz has argued that despite factual inaccuracies in its depiction of the Reconstruction period, Gone with the Wind reflects contemporary interpretations of it that were common in the early 20th century. [19] Another MGM director, Sam Wood, worked for two weeks in May when Fleming temporarily left the production due to exhaustion. [52], Much of the praise was reserved for the casting, with Vivien Leigh in particular being singled out for her performance as Scarlett. [91] Stanley Kauffmann, likewise, also found the film to be a largely forgettable experience, claiming he could only remember two scenes vividly. In effect he said he is an honest craftsman and he cannot do a job unless he knows it is a good job and he feels the present job is not right. Emanuel Levy, Cukor's biographer, claimed that Gable had worked Hollywood's gay circuit as a hustler and that Cukor knew of his past, so Gable used his influence to have him discharged. View All Photos (9) Gone With the Wind Quotes. [12] Goddard almost won the role, but controversy over her marriage with Charlie Chaplin caused Selznick to change his mind. Rhett Butler. [92] Both Schickel and Schlesinger put this down to it being "badly written", in turn describing the dialogue as "flowery" and possessing a "picture postcard" sensibility. "[20], According to Hecht's biographer William MacAdams, "At dawn on Sunday, February 20, 1939, David Selznick ... and director Victor Fleming shook Hecht awake to inform him he was on loan from MGM and must come with them immediately and go to work on Gone with the Wind, which Selznick had begun shooting five weeks before. It ran for four hours and twenty-five minutes; it was later cut to under four hours for its proper release. After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. [11] Although Margaret Mitchell refused to publicly name her choice, the actress who came closest to winning her approval was Miriam Hopkins, who Mitchell felt was just the right type of actress to play Scarlett as written in the book. The official Facebook page for Gone With The Wind | The greatest romance of all time! Due to the pressure of completing on time, Steiner received some assistance in composing from Friedhofer, Deutsch and Heinz Roemheld, and in addition, two short cues—by Franz Waxman and William Axt—were taken from scores in the MGM library. The tide of war turns against the Confederacy after the Battle of Gettysburg, in which many of the men of Scarlett's town are killed. To compose the score, Selznick chose Max Steiner, with whom he had worked at RKO Pictures in the early 1930s. With that amendment, the Production Code Administration had no further objection to Rhett's closing line.[30]. [9] By this time, Selznick was determined to get Gable and in August 1938 he eventually struck a deal with his father-in-law, MGM chief Louis B. Mayer: MGM would provide Gable and $1,250,000 for half of the film's budget, and in return, Selznick would have to pay Gable's weekly salary; half the profits would go to MGM while Loew's, Inc—MGM's parent company—would release the film. [71] A further re-release in 1971 allowed it to briefly recapture the record from The Sound of Music, bringing its total worldwide gross rental to about $116 million by the end of 1971—more than trebling its earnings from its initial release—before losing the record again the following year to The Godfather. GONE WITH THE WIND is an epic melodrama that chronicles the Civil War from the point of view of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), a glamorous, headstrong Southern belle. [76], The 1967 reissue was unusual in that MGM opted to roadshow it, a decision that turned it into the most successful re-release in the history of the industry. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. [65], Upon its release, Gone with the Wind broke attendance records everywhere. Controversy over 'Gone With The Wind' has spurred debate about the fate of many of America's "greatest" films and other art in the national reckoning … [35] President Jimmy Carter later recalled it as "the biggest event to happen in the South in my lifetime". Hecht returned to Howard's original draft and by the end of the week had succeeded in revising the entire first half of the script. But we've known that for years; the tainted nostalgia comes with the territory. Sometimes I think it's the greatest picture ever made. While perpetuating some Lost Cause myths, the film makes concessions with regard to others. It was costing Selznick $50,000 each day the film was on hold waiting for a final screenplay rewrite and time was of the essence. "[52], While the film was praised for its fidelity to the novel,[51] this aspect was also singled out as the main factor in contributing to the lengthy running time. [69][70], Even though it earned its investors roughly twice as much as the previous record-holder, The Birth of a Nation,[71][72] the box-office performances of the two films were likely much closer. [63] Carlton Moss, a black dramatist, observed in an open letter that whereas The Birth of a Nation was a "frontal attack on American history and the Negro people", Gone with the Wind was a "rear attack on the same". The market research firm surveyed over two thousand U.S. adults, with the results weighted by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and household income so their proportions matched the composition of the adult population. [42][43], In 2013, a 4K digital restoration was released in the United Kingdom to coincide with Vivien Leigh's centenary. 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