Gone With The Wind - Collector's Edition (4 Discs)
Featuring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh & Leslie Howard
Format: DVD | Rating: PG
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David O. Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize winner Gone With The Wind is "the pinnacle of Hollywood moviemaking,"( Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight) . And in Maltin's view, "it looks better than it has in years." This sweeping Civil War-era romance won an impressive 10 Academy Awards (including Best Picture), and its immortal characters Scarlett (Vivian Leigh), Rhett (Clark Gable), Ashley (Leslie Howard), Melanie (Olivia de Havilland), Mammy (Hattie McDaniel) and Prissy (Butterfly McQueen) populate as epic story of enduring appeal across generations.
Please note: this film is spread over discs 1 and 2 for optimum visual and audio performance.
- Includes a stunning full-colour reproduction of the original 20-page souvenir booklet that was sold during premiere road-show engagements from 1939 through 1941
- Discs 1 & 2 (The Film):
- Audio commentary from film historian Rudy Behlmer
- Remixed and remastered 5.1 audio soundtrack or original mono audio
- Disc 3:
- 'The Making Of A Legend - Gone With The Wind': the acclaimed 1989 documentary made by David O. Selznick's sons and narrated by Chrisopher Plummer, never previously available on DVD! (2 hours and 5 minutes)
- 'Restoring A Legend': an in-depth look at the restoration and Ultra-Resolution process utilized by Warner Bros. for this new DVD presentation
- Footage from the 1939 Atlanta and 1961 Civil War Centennial Atlanta premieres: 'Dixie Hails Gone With the Wind' (1939 premiere newsreel) and 'Atlanta Civil War Centennial' (1961 premiere newsreel)
- 'The Old South': Fred Zinnemann directed this historical 1940 theatrical short which was shown by MGM in theaters prior to the release of 'Gone With The Wind'
- International prologue
- Sample scenes of foreign language versions
- Gallery of trailers
- Disc 4:
- 'Melanie Remembers - Olivia de Havilland Recalls Gone With The Wind': an all-new documentary, produced especially for this new DVD set, featuring Ms. de Havilland's personal recollections on the film
- 'Clark Gable - A King Remembered': a portrait of the legendary actor's long and distinguished career as Metro Goldwyn Mayer's most famous leading man
- 'Vivien Leigh - Scarlet And Beyond': an insightful look at Leigh's short and troubled life, hosted by Jessica Lange
- Mini documentaries covering lives and careers of most of the prominent cast members
| Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil, Butterfly McQueen, Victor Jory, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford & Laura Hope Crews |
| Victor Fleming, George Cukor & Sam Wood |
| PG |
| 1939 |
| Fullscreen 4:3 |
| English - Dolby Digital (5.1) |
| English - Original mono soundtrack |
| English ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Dutch ; Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Romanian ; Serbian ; Latvian ; Estonian ; English for the hearing impaired ; Italian for the hearing impaired ; Lithuanian |
| 3 hours and 53 minutes (approx) |
| Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players. |
Average rating (5 reviews)
This is a sweeping masterpiece; a sprawling epic; an unhinged classic that follows the story of Scarlett O'Hara - a Southern belle who lived through the trials and tribulations of the American Civil War. Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable are astonishing as Scarlett and Rhett - portrayals that are in perfect keeping with Margaret Mitchell's timeless novel, and the supporting cast are equally as perfect in a film that truly set the standards for big budget movie-making.
The story is essentially an account of the South before, during and after the Yankee invasion and how the plantations and long historic bloodlines are affected and destroyed by the Civil War and its tragic overspill. One of the most influential films ever made and thus a must-have for any prestigious movie collection.
For seventy years this film above all has been regarded as the greatest film in Hollywood history and there's a reason for that,it's true.Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable lead perhaps the greatest cast ever in a film.Set during the Civil War it tells the story of Scarlett O'hara a young woman who on the face of it isn't likeable but shows great courage and heart during terrible times.In its day it was the biggest film to be made and raised the bar in the world of film.There's a lot of people who like to call it 'over- rated' but they're just saying it for effect.
In recent years there have been many immitations of this masterpiece but all fail in comparison.
The bonus features in this glorious boxset also stand on their own,they include a making of documentary narrated by one of the stars Olivia De Havilland 10/10
Gone with the wind is up there with all the greats like casablanca and citizen kane as one of the best films ever. Full of quotable lines like "frankly my dear, i don't give a damn" and "as god as my witness i will not go hungry again". It has two of the greatest main characters ever with fiery scarlett o hara(vivian leigh) and rhett butler(clark gable). They both play off each other so well. Many of cinemas iconic moments happen too with the burning of atlanta and killing of the soldier by scarlett. Never mind those people who call it overblown and over rated, this is a true classic. Buy this whatever the price
Gone with the Wind is quite simply cinemic history. Never has there been such a film to captivate and intrigue the audience from start to finish. You just can't wait for the next and the next and the next story to unravel. Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable are the creme de la creme of their era. My favourite film of all time.
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