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It's remarkable that after spending almost eight hours of my existence in front of this film, I can remember only two points vividly.
Stanley Kauffmann, The Atlantic
Gone with the Wind
The greatest romance of all time!
1939 · 3h 53m · G
Drama, Romance, War
Directed by
Victor Fleming
,
George Cukor
,
Sam Wood
Overview
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Director and cast
- Victor Fleming Director
- George Cukor Director
- Sam Wood Director
- Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara
- Clark Gable as Rhett Butler
- Olivia de Havilland as Melanie Hamilton
- Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes
- Hattie McDaniel as Mammy
- Thomas Mitchell as Gerald O'Hara
- Barbara O'Neil as Ellen O'Hara
- Evelyn Keyes as Suellen O'Hara
- Ann Rutherford as Carreen O'Hara
- George Reeves as Stuart Tarleton
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Gone With the Wind endures and deepens with the passing of time because Scarlett and Rhett are as modern as its open ending.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
One of the truly great films, destined for record-breaking boxoffice business everywhere.
John C. Flinn Sr., Variety
Fresh
A critic-proof movie if there ever was one: it isn't all that good, but somehow it's great.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
What more can one say about this much-loved, much discussed blockbuster?
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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