In 1939 the adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s novel, Gone With the Wind, was portrayed on celluloid. Victor Fleming, the director of Gone With the Wind, did complete justice to the novel by winning ten Academy Awards. This 222 minute film was made with approximately $3,900,000 money and is considered as one of the most popular Hollywood movies of all times.
Plot of Gone With the Wind
It is basically a love story set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. Gone With the Wind revolves mainly around the lives and aspirations of Scarlett O’Hara, Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler, the main characters of the movie. Scarlett, an attractive lady of Tara, longs for Ashley Wilkes and throughout the movie she tries to win his heart.
On the other hand, Rhett Butler tries his best to erase the feelings of Scarlett for Ashley. However, nothing changes except the death of Scarlett’s and Rhett’s daughter and un-born child as well as Ashley’s wife’s. It is only at the end of this movie that Scarlett realizes the actual meaning of love and happiness.
Scarlett is left with nothing, except despair and repentance.
Gone With the Wind shows how a person acquires everything in life but fails to realize its importance. Being happy in what one receives and realizing one’s actual happiness is quite important in one’s life.
After a lot of racist comments and criticisms, Gone With the Wind managed to become one of the best movies of all times. Besides the plot, this movie was appreciated for its other aspects as well. Today, it is one of the Hollywood movies which are studied by film students.
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Casting of Gone With the Wind
Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara were the principal cast of Gone With the Wind. Other casts of this famous film include Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil, Ann Rutherford, Evelyn Keyes, George Reeves and Hattie McDaniel.
Awards won by Gone With the Wind
It was awarded 10 Academy Awards, along with five additional nominations. The categories in which this movie received the Academy Awards are Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Actress in Supporting Role, Special Award, Best Art Direction, and Technical Achievement Award. Apart from winning awards, Gone With the Wind was highly acclaimed all over the world.
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