Directed by Victor Fleming1939
Starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard
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 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.
This is by far the best movie ever made. I love the way it compliments the attributes of the South while shining light on the less pleasant things of war. The classic love story was beautifully portrayed by Vivein Leigh and Clark Gable. I recommend everyone watch this movie at least once in their life for it will truley stay with you for a lifetime. (read more...)
Saw this movie again today while waiting for the coming of the new year (with my whole family). It's really a masterpiece. For lovers of soap operas - it's a perfect 10!
Awards:
1939 Academy 1939
- Best Actress Vivien Leigh
- Best Art Direction Lyle R. Wheeler
- Best Color CinematographyRay Rennahan, Ernest Haller
- Best Director Victor Fleming
- Best Editing Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
- Best Picture
- Best Screenplay Sidney Howard
- Best Supporting Actress Olivia De Havilland, Hattie R. McDaniel
- Honorary and Other Awards William Cameron Menzies
1939 Film Daily 10 Best Films
1939 New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress
1939 New York Times 10 Best Films
1940 National Board of Review Best Actress
1988 Library of Congress U.S. National Film Registry
1988 American Film Institute 100 Greatest American Movies
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