If you have never seen or read Gone with the Wind it's time that you do. The filming of Gone with the Wind was completed December 11, 1939 after nearly three years in the makings. It premiered for the first time anywhere in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939 in black and white. In 1940 Gone with the Wind won 10 Academy Awards.

Best Picture - David O. Selznick
Best Actress - Vivien Leigh
Best Supporting Actress - Hattie McDaniel
Best Director - Victor Fleming
Best Screenplay - Sidney Howard
Best Art Direction - Lyle R. Wheeler
Best Cinematography, Color - Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan
Best Film Editing - Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
Achievement - Don Musgrave -For pioneering use of coordinated equipment
Honorary (plaque) - William Cameron Menzies - For outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood .

The Film was a Classic World wide for decades, with Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, and Clark Gable becoming household names. In June of 1998, Gone With the Wind was re-released by New Line Cinema. For the first time in more than 35 years,Gone With The Wind was presented in Technicolor's new, state-of-the-art three-strip dye transfer process. Now I can't really form an opinion on any changes in the films integrity with the new digital process as I of course didn't see it in the theater in 1939, however I do recall seeing it in black and white on Television during the mid 60's. I do believe by the time I had seen it as a whole picture, still in black and white I was a teen ager in the late 70's and that is when I first realized what an impact this film had been to society over the years.

The Civil War is only something our Generation can read about in History books, but to watch it happening on the screen is an amazing experience. You can feel the worry of the parents as the sons go off to war, the heartbreak of the women and children saying goodbye to husbands and fathers. I don't think there has ever nor ever will be a movie that can denote such happiness and sadness within the same film.

Scarlet O`Hara is your typical rich plantations owners daughter quite unsure of being any other than beautiful. She hasn't known the hardships of life and doesn't feel the impending war will change her any. Lets just say she is what I might call in today's world a self centered little witch!

Scarlet is overcome by the dashing looks of Rhett Butler, but being a man of culture and knowledge he is not impressed with her manipulative attitude. Leaving a dramatic amount of knowledge out of the movie Scarlet and Rhett finally fall in love and marry, having a daughter who is the Pride of Rhetts life. Tragically Bonnie is killed in a riding accident that renders Rhett destitute and unsure. He walks out of the mansion, in an incredible scene that will last in the minds of anyone who has seen this movie. The infamous line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a .... will forever be a classic line that can not be surpassed.

I have this movie on video just because I have a tendency to purchase classic movies, because these type of films are no longer made. By all means rent the movie. If you have seen it in the past, watch it again. It is romantic, funny, and educational of days gone by.






Recommended:
Yes

Viewing Format: VHS
Video Occasion: Good Date Movie
Suitability For Children: Suitable for Children Age 13 and Older