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Gone with the Wind

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Gone with the Wind

1939

Victor Fleming, George Cukor ...

Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard ...

7.9

59,449

Drama. Romance. Adventure When wealthy Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) learns that Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), whom she's secretly in love with, is engaged to Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland), she decides to tell him at a party about her feelings for him. However, Ashley is not swayed, and responds that he's much more suited to Melanie. Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), who has overheard their conversation, promises to Scarlett that he'll keep ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	John C. Flinn Sr. Variety	"Fleming kept a firm grip on the direction of the story (...) Every technical aspect of 'Gone With the Wind' bears the stamp of advanced craftsmanship."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It is still a towering landmark of film, quite simply because it tells a good story, and tells it wonderfully well (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Frank S. Nugent The New York Times	"An interesting story beautifully told (...) Selznick's film is a handsome, scrupulous and unstinting version of the 1,037-page novel"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke Time Out	"Four-hours of epic romance in gorgeous Technicolor (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"On the big screen, the huge exteriors and skylines ablaze have a dreamlike, expressionist quality. It is strange, mad and operatic (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Serena Davies Telegraph	"Overblown and melodramatic, it somehow achieves more than the schmaltz of its parts, thanks to a spirited modern heroine"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Even if it is essentially four hours about a selfish, silly cow, it's impeccably well made, and should be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in romance or movies (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kate Cameron New York Daily News	"The picture is real, full of vitality and of so much human waywardness and nobility of spirit that it tears your heart out in sympathy with its tender and tragic passages"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The first part (...) is really very fine. But the last half is all slow, desultory denouement."	NEU
United Kingdom	Andrew Collins Radio Times	"Where's the slavery, you could ask. But this isn't a history lesson, it's a love story, and one of the best (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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