Butterfly McQueen, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel

Scarlett O'Hara is in love with drippy Ashley Wilkes, and is devastated when he announces that he plans to marry his cousin Melanie. She pleads with Ashley to marry her instead, but then, on the first...( read more  read more... ) day of the Civil War, she meets mercurial Rhett Butler. A man to match her strength of character and romantic desires, Butler changes the course of her life. Despite hunger, and the burning of Atlanta, Scarlett survives the war and its aftermath, but ultimately loses the only man she really loved.

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G, 3 hrs. 42 min.

Directed by: George Cukor, Sam Wood, Victor Fleming

Release Date: January 1, 1939

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DVD Release Date: March 7, 2000

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  • November 4, 2009
    The use of color and the grandness of scale of this movie, particularly in filming the lavish interiors, is still amazing. I can hardly imagine what the original audiences must have thought in '39. I have heard some people say they do not like the main characters, so they canno...( read more)t enjoy the movie. The main characters are flawed, but I found them intriguing to watch and still very much enjoyed the movie.
  • August 14, 2009
    frankly my dear, i don't give a damn
  • December 28, 2008
    REALLY long movie, but I liked it a lot.
  • December 4, 2008
    "Frankly, my dear, I don?t give a damn."
  • December 3, 2008
    There was a land of Cavaliers and Cotton Fields called the Old South... Here in this pretty world Gallantry took its last bow... Here was the last ever to be seen of Knights and their Ladies Fair, of Master and of Slave... Look for it only in books,...( read more) for it is no more than a dream remembered. A Civilization gone with the wind...


    Rated: (G)

    Directed by: George Cukor, Sam Wood, Victor Fleming

    Genres: Drama, Classics

    Starring: Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Butterfly McQueen



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    "As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!"

    -SCARLETT O'HARA-




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    "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. "


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    MY APPRAISAL


    Gone With The Wind, without doubt and hesitation is the one of the best thing Hollywood had ever done of all time. It would be pointless and unworthy when a NOBODY like me, critisizing this MASTERPIECE. Gone With The Wind scored the best 3,5 hours of movie experience. I love every second in every scene since they are so beautiful to look at. The writing, score, and actings are excellent. I watched this masterpiece over and over again and it still has the power to amaze me. This is the kind of timeless movie that remains as a colossal. I'm not a classic junkie, but I'm very thankful for witnessing this kind of legend. Gone With The Wind is my pick of the best movie I've ever seen.

    PICTURE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEFINES 'CLASSIC' and 'HOLLYWOOD'





    "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

    -RHETT BUTLER-


  • November 20, 2009
    The GREATEST movie ever made. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.
  • November 19, 2009
    Love this movie, it is so real and passionate
  • November 17, 2009
    Best movie of all time, Vivien Leigh has such great talent.
  • November 16, 2009
    this my fav movie, i love it
  • November 14, 2009
    One of the best story ever written...

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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  • cubsfan1965
    June 11, 2009
    I would love to own a couple of dvd's of this movie,reasonable priced.plz let me know,ty
  • mansour98mubarak
    April 11, 2009
    bad one
  • slawcookin4u1
    March 27, 2009
    I love this movie to the dresses to the actor 5 stars from me!!
  • oanna19
    February 21, 2009
    i felt in love with this movie.... from time to time i watch it again... i can't get enought of this wonderful love story :)
  • vampirehs
    January 7, 2009
    best movie
  • laVenrose
    December 6, 2008
    My all time favourite movie! Most magnificent picture ever! x)
    Love it!
  • hawkssens
    August 14, 2008
    I never liked this film. I hate Scarlett so much I wonder what the purpose of watching this is. Why didn't Rhett leave him from the two-hours mark?
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    July 28, 2008
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    February 21, 2008
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  • AshleyJade
    December 19, 2007
    i watched this movie for the first time yesterday, and i must say i think it was very odd. the film work is good, the acting adequate and the script was written appropriately for the time... but although the film itself was excellently made, the storyline frustrated me dearly. such a fickle piece of work was scarlet, twas disgusting how she kept throwning herself at ashleys feet even when he shot her down, then the silly girl cries and screams 'i hate you and i hope you die' which she retracts five minutes later. Also i hate how she married the two men she didnt love, she married thm for convenience and money! i found it infuriating! then finally when all she has cared for is gone and her third husband (who adores her) is walking out the door, she finally realises she doesnt love ashley at all... she actually loves her husband but didnt realise it. then when it has been realised its to late! Scarlet was stupid and blind! i wouldnt watch it again, but i would recommend it to friends

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