Gone with the Wind

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Gone with the Wind is a landmark 1939 American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, renowned for its grand scale, cultural impact, and enduring popularity.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
epic film
film
historical romance film
authorOfSourceWork Margaret Mitchell
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
basedOn Gone with the Wind (novel)
cinematographyBy Ernest Haller
Ray Rennahan
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States
director George Cukor
Sam Wood
Victor Fleming
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Hal C. Kern
James E. Newcom
genre drama
epic
historical romance
language English
mainCharacter Ashley Wilkes
Melanie Hamilton
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O'Hara
musicBy Max Steiner
notableFact considered a landmark of classical Hollywood cinema
noted for its cultural impact and enduring popularity
one of the highest-grossing films of all time when adjusted for inflation
originalLanguage English
oscarBestPicture Academy Awards 1940
premiereLocation Atlanta, Georgia
producer David O. Selznick
productionCompany Selznick International Pictures
releaseDate 1939-12-15
releaseYear 1939
runtimeMinutes 221
screenwriter Sidney Howard
setInLocation Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia
setInPeriod American Civil War
Reconstruction era
starring Clark Gable
Hattie McDaniel
Leslie Howard
Olivia de Havilland
Vivien Leigh

Referenced by (40)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
David O. Selznick
Ernest Haller
Hattie McDaniel
Leslie Howard
Margaret Mitchell
Olivia de Havilland
Ray Rennahan
Selznick International Pictures
Sidney Howard ("Gone with the Wind (film screenplay)")
Victor Fleming
Vivien Leigh
William Cameron Menzies
notableWork
Ashley Wilkes
Ashley Wilkes ("Gone with the Wind (1939 film)")
Rhett Butler ("film Gone with the Wind (1939)")
Scarlett O'Hara ("film Gone with the Wind (1939)")
appearsIn
Ashley Wilkes ("Gone with the Wind universe")
Scarlett O'Hara
fictionalUniverse
Ashley Wilkes ("Gone with the Wind (1936 novel)")
Rhett Butler ("novel Gone with the Wind (1936)")
firstAppearance
Hollywood Golden Age
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
notableFilm
Ernest Haller
Ray Rennahan
workedOn
Sidney Howard ("Gone with the Wind (novel)")
adaptedFrom
Jane Darwell ("Gone with the Wind (1939 film)")
appearedIn
William Cameron Menzies
artDirected
William Cameron Menzies
awardReceivedFor
Gone with the Wind ("Gone with the Wind (novel)")
basedOn
Victor Fleming
directed
David O. Selznick
hasSignatureWork
Lost Cause ideology
influencedWork
The Carol Burnett Show ("Went with the Wind!")
notableSketch
The Carol Burnett Show
parodiedWork
Leslie Howard
performedIn
MGM
producedFilm
The King of Hollywood ("film "Gone with the Wind"")
relatedWork
Technicolor
usedInFilm

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