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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Drama · War · Romance · 1939

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Movie details

Gone with the Wind

“The greatest romance of all time!”

1939 Drama · War · Romance 3h 58m

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Victor Fleming

Written by

Sidney Howard

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Scarlett O'Hara

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Rhett Butler

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Melanie Hamilton

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Ashley Wilkes

Hattie McDaniel

Hattie McDaniel

Mammy

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Gerald O'Hara

Barbara O'Neil

Barbara O'Neil

Ellen O'Hara

Court is in session

Put Gone with the Wind on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.