Gone with the Wind (1939)
| Release Date | 15 December 1939 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $199,000,000 |
| Tagline | Now in 70mm. wide screen and full stereophonic sound! [reissue] |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Agoura Hills, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Epic, Historical Epic |
| Niche Genre | Epic |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love, High on Emotion |
| Themes | Star-Crossed Lovers, Women During Wartime, Love Triangles, Opposites Attract, Servants and Employers |
| Tones | Lavish, Sweeping, Passionate, Earnest, Sentimental, Rousing |
| Tags | Civil War, Civil War [US], Estate, Landowner, Marriage, Plantation, Rival, Romance, Southern Belle |
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American film, a historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard. Set in the 19th century American South, the film stars Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, and Hattie McDaniel, among others, and tells a story of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era from a Southern point of view.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Everett Brown
Big Sam - Field Foreman
Rand Brooks
Charles Hamilton - Her Brother
Carroll Nye
Frank Kennedy - Guest
Marcella Martin
Cathleen Calvert
Olin Howland
A Carpetbagger Businessman
Robert Elliott
Yankee Major
Eric Alden
Rafe Calvert
Ralph Brooks
Gentleman
Daisy Bufford
Housemaid at Evening Prayers
Ann Bupp
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James Bush
Gentleman
Ruth Byers
Housemaid at Evening Prayers
Gary Carlson
Beau Wilkes
Louise Carter
Bandleader's Wife
Eddy Chandler
Sergeant at Hospital
Gino Corrado
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Martina Cortina
Housemaid at Twelve Oaks
Luke Cosgrave
Bandleader
Kernan Cripps
Yankee Soldier in Shantytown
Ned Davenport
Jewel Collector at Bazaar
Lester Dorr
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Phyllis Douglas
Bonnie Blue Butler - Age 2
Joan Drake
Hospital Nurse
F. Driver
Housemaid at Evening Prayers
Edythe Elliott
General's Wife
Susan Falligant
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Kelly Griffin
Bonnie Blue Butler as Newborn
George Hackathorne
Wounded Soldier in Pain
C. Hamilton
Yankee Soldier in Shantytown
Evelyn Harding
Cancan Girl
Inez Hatchett
Housemaid at Twelve Oaks
Jean Heker
Hospital Nurse
Ricky Holt
Melanie's Son
Shep Houghton
Southern Dandy
Si Jenks
Yankee on Street
W. Kirby
Yankee Soldier in Shantytown
William McClain
Old Levi
Alberto Morin
Rene Picard
Adrian Morris
Carpetbagger Orator
Lee Murray
Drummerboy
H. Nellman
Yankee Soldier in Shantytown
David Newell
Cade Calvert
Naomi Pharr
Housemaid at Evening Prayers
Jolane Reynolds
Cancan Girl
Suzanne Ridgeway
Cancan Girl
Louisa Robert
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Azarene Rogers
Housemaid at Twelve Oaks
William Stack
Minister
William Stelling
Returning Veteran
Harry Strang
Tom's Aide
Dirk Wayne Summers
Youngest Boy in Band
Phillip Trent
Gentleman, Bearded Confederate on Steps of Tara
Julia Ann Tuck
Bonnie at Six Months
Blue Washington
Renegade's Companion
Sarah Whitley
Housemaid at Twelve Oaks
Ernest Whitman
Carpetbagger's Friend
Guy Wilkerson
Wounded Card Player
Zack Williams
Elijah
Director
Writer
Oliver H.P. Garrett
contributing writer
Jo Swerling
contributing writer
John Van Druten
contributing writer
Producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Casting Director
Charles Richards
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Fred Schuessler
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Production Designer
William Cameron Menzies
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Art Director
Set Decorator
Howard Bristol
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Costume Designer
Walter Plunkett
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Makeup Department
Hazel Rogers
associate hair stylist, associate makeup artist
Monte Westmore
makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
Raymond A. Klune
production manager
William J. Scully
unit manager
Daniel T. Shea
assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Stacey
assistant director
Peter Ballbusch
second unit director
Ridgeway Callow
second assistant director
B. Reeves Eason
second unit director
Arthur Fellows
second second assistant director
James A. FitzPatrick
second unit director: Southern backgrounds
Harve Foster
first assistant director: second unit
Chester M. Franklin
second unit director: Chico unit
William Cameron Menzies
second unit director
John Sherwood
second second assistant director: second unit
Ralph Slosser
second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Edward G. Boyle
interior decorator
Joseph B. Platt
interiors, set designer
Harold Coles
property manager
Arden Cripe
on-set propmaster
Hobe Erwin
set designer
Harold Fenton
construction superintendent
James Forney
drapes
Dorothea Holt
illustrator
Ross B. Jackman
propmaker
J. McMillan Johnson
production illustrator
Roy McLaughlin
greensman
George Rule
assistant property master
Henry J. Stahl
art department supervisor
Florence Yoch
landscaping: Tara
Sound Department
Frank Maher
sound recordist
Fred Albin
sound effects editor, sound re-recordist
Ellis Burman
sound restoration engineer
T.A. Carman
boom operator
Arthur Johns
sound re-recordist, sound effects editor
Thomas T. Moulton
sound director
Gordon Sawyer
supervising sound editor
Special Effects
Jack Cosgrove
special photographic effects
R.D. Musgrave
mechanical effects supervisor
Lee Zavitz
fire effects
Visual Effects
F.R. Abbott
back projection
Haller Belt
back projection
Alan Cook
back projection
Byron L. Crabbe
matte artist
Fitch Fulton
matte artist
Jack Shaw
matte artist
Albert Simpson
matte artist
Clarence Slifer
special effects cinematographer
Stunts
B. Reeves Eason
stunts
Frank Fawcett
stunt double: Paul Hurst
Lila Finn
stunt double: Vivien Leigh
Aline Goodwin
stunt double: Vivien Leigh
Richard Smith
stunt double: Cammie King
Hazel Warp
stunt double: Vivien Leigh
Jack Williams
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur E. Arling
camera operator
R.J. Campbell
rigging gaffer
Roy Clark
second assistant camera
Vincent J. Farrar
camera operator
Paul Hill
assistant camera
Paul Ivano
director of photography: second unit
Wally Oettel
electrical superintendent
Roy F. Overbaugh
camera department head
Fred Parrish
still photographer
James Potevin
chief electrician
Cliff Shirpser
assistant camera: Technicolor
Arthur Williams
second assistant camera
Fred Williams
chief grip
Harry L. Wolf
camera operator
Casting Department
Harvey Clermont
casting assistant
Charles Richards
casting manager
Fred Schuessler
casting manager
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marion Dabney
associate wardrobe supervisor
Elmer Ellsworth
associate wardrobe supervisor
John Frederics
hat designer: Scarlett
Edward P. Lambert
wardrobe supervisor
Edward Maeder
consultant: costumes
Michi Okubo
costumer
Eddie Schmidt
tailor: Mr. Gable
Editorial Department
Hal C. Kern
supervising editor
James E. Newcom
associate editor
Ernie Leadlay
assistant film editor
Richard L. Van Enger
assistant film editor
Music Department
Louis Forbes
assistant musical director
William Axt
composer: stock music
R.H. Bassett
orchestrator
Maurice De Packh
orchestrator
Adolph Deutsch
orchestrator, composer: additional music
Hugo Friedhofer
orchestrator, composer: additional music
Stuart Frye
music editor
Bernhard Kaun
orchestrator
Earl B. Mounce
music mixer
Joseph Nussbaum
music arranger
Heinz Roemheld
composer: additional music
Transportation Department
Joyce Allen
transportation coordinator
George Doan
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Natalie Kalmus
supervisor: Technicolor Co.
Barbara Keon
scenario assistant
Wilbur G. Kurtz
historian
Susan Myrick
technical advisor
Will Price
technical advisor
Ray Rennahan
associate: Technicolor
Betty Baldwin
executive secretary: Mr. Selznick
Peter Ballbusch
montage director
Russell Birdwell
publicist
Katherine Brown
story editor: Eastern
William Clark
wrangler
Lillian K. Deighton
researcher
Howard Dietz
publicist: Atlanta and New York premieres
Connie Earl
script clerk
Frank Floyd
dance director
Henry Ginsberg
studio manager
Charles Handley
consultant: National Carbon Corp.
Carey Harrison
riding double: Thomas Mitchell
William Hebert
assistant: Mr. Dietz
Will Hill
technical advisor
Winton C. Hoch
consultant: Technicolor Color Company
Henri Jaffa
associate supervisor: Technicolor Co.
David Joy
consultant: National Carbon Corp.
Al Lichtman
agent: Loew's Inc.
Mason N. Litson
location manager
Franclein Macconnel
script reader
William S. McCune
production assistant
Mozelle Miller
stand-in: Ms. Leigh
Richard Mueller
color advisor
R.D. Musgrave
mechanical engineer
Eddie Prinz
dance director
Lydia Schiller
script clerk
Arthur Tovey
double: Leslie Howard
Frank Whitbeck
trailer supervisor
C.V. Whitney
production associate
John Hay Whitney
production associate
Production Company
Selznick International Pictures
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MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
Loew's
MGM-International Dist.
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Home Box Office (HBO)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Chapel Distribution
Lucernafilm - Alfa
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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MGMUA
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Neue Visionen Filmverleih
New Line Cinema
Prem'er Video Fil'm
Producciones JES
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Max Factor
wigs
Mole Richardson
arc lamps
National Carbon Corp.
arc lamps
Samuel Goldwyn Studios
sound recording
Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
auxilliary optical system
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