Gone with the Wind

  • UK Gone with the Wind
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USA, 1939, 224 min (Alternative: 238 min, TV version: 212 min)

Based on:

Margaret Mitchell (book)

Screenplay:

Sidney Howard

Cinematography:

Ernest Haller, Lee Garmes

Composer:

Max Steiner

Cast:

Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, George Reeves, Fred Crane (more)
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Plots(1)

American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction. (official distributor synopsis)

Awards

  • Winner
  • Nominations

Academy Awards

  • 1940 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1940 - Victor Fleming (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1940 - Vivien Leigh (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
  • 1940 - Hattie McDaniel (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1940 - Sidney Howard (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1940 - Ernest Haller, Ray Rennahan (Best Cinematography (Color))
  • 1940 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1940 - Best Achievement in Production Design
  • 1940 - Clark Gable (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1940 - Olivia de Havilland (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1940 - Max Steiner (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
  • 1940 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
  • 1940 - Best Sound Mixing