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Title

  • Gone with the wind

Summary

  • Focuses on the life and loves of the beautiful and selfish Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins on the O'Hara's Georgia plantation of Tara in antebellum days and moves through the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Names

  • Fleming, Victor, 1889-1949, direction.
  • Selznick, David O., 1902-1965, production.
  • Howard, Sidney Coe, 1891-1939, writing.
  • Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, music.
  • Haller, Ernest, 1896-1970, camera.
  • Gable, Clark, 1901-1960, cast.
  • Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967, cast.
  • Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943, cast.
  • De Havilland, Olivia, cast.
  • Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962, cast.
  • McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952, cast.
  • Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.
  • Selznick International Pictures.
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  • Loew's Incorporated.
  • MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
  • LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Loew's Incorporated, 1939 ; United States : MGM/UA Home Video, 1985.

Headings

  • -  Plantation life--Drama
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Drama
  • -  O'Hara, Scarlett--(Fictitious character)--Drama
  • -  Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Drama

Genre

  • Historical films
  • Epic films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films
  • Videodiscs

Notes

  • -  LP9390 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Selznick International Pictures, Inc.; 31Dec39; LP9390.
  • -  Musical score by Max Steiner ; photographed by Ernest Haller ; production designed by William Cameron Menzies ; art direction by Lyle Wheeler.
  • -  Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen.
  • -  Viewing copy (VAA 7984) has two videocassettes in one box. Viewing copies (DAA 2028 and DAA 2029) each have two videodiscs in one jacket.
  • -  On disc labels and jackets: MGM/UA ML 100284.
  • -  Archival positives (2 copies) to be used as theatrical projection prints only.
  • -  The color separation masterpositives are each complete in 24 reels, per M/B/RS Curatorial Section.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Based on the book by Margaret Mitchell.
  • -  Sources used: Variety film reviews, 12/20/39; New York times film reviews, 12/20/39; Video times, 3/85.
  • -  1/2 in. viewing copy; Received: 10/1/86; purchase, purchase order no. 0158694; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  12 in. viewing copies; Received: 11/7/91; purchase; LC Purchase Collection.
  • -  3/4 in. viewing copy and master; Received: 1/30/91 from LC video lab; preservation; Turner Entertainment Co. Collection.
  • -  arch pos; Received: 8/7/86; gift; Turner Entertainment Co. Collection.
  • -  arch pos, masterpos and neg trk; Received: 4/16/92; deposit; Turner Entertainment Co. Collection.
  • -  Update by qu26; videocassettes, videodiscs (copy 1) and arch pos (copy 1) screened for credits only.

Medium

  • viewing copy 2 videocassettes of 2 (VHS) (ca. 230 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
  • viewing copy (copy 2) 2 videocassettes of 2 (VHS) (ca. 230 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
  • viewing copy 2 videodiscs of 2 (laser) (ca. 230 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
  • viewing copy (copy 2) 2 videodiscs of 2 (laser) (ca. 230 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
  • viewing copy 4 videocassettes of 4 (ca. 230 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
  • master 3 videoreels of 3 (ca. 230 min.) : sd., col. ; 1 in.
  • archival positive. 26 reels of 26 on 13 (ca. 19530 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.
  • archival positive (copy 2) 26 reels of 26 on 13 (ca. 19530 ft.) : sd., col. : 35 mm.
  • master positive pic 24 reels (ca. 19530 ft.) : si., yellow ; 35 mm.
  • master positive pic 24 reels (ca. 19530 ft.) : si., cyan ; 35 mm.
  • master positive pic 24 reels (ca. 19530 ft.) : si., magenta ; 35 mm.
  • negative track. 26 reels of 26 on 13 (ca. 19530 ft.) : sd. ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAA 7983-7984 (viewing copy)
  • VAM 1533-1534 (viewing copy, copy 2)
  • DAA 2028 (viewing copy)
  • DAA 2029 (viewing copy, copy 2)
  • VBH 1157-1160 (viewing copy)
  • VTA 5445-5447 (master)
  • CQA 0348-0360 (arch pos)
  • CQA 0521-0533 (arch pos, copy 2)
  • CPA 0301-0324 (yellow)
  • CPA 0325-0348 (cyan)
  • CPA 0349-0372 (magenta)
  • CQA 0534-0546 (neg trk)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 86707780

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Howard, Sidney Coe, Writing, Max Steiner, Ernest Haller, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia De Havilland, et al. Gone With the Wind. directeds by Fleming, Victor, Ection, produceds by Selznick, David O., Uction United States: Loew's Incorporated, ; United States: MGM/UA Home Video, 1985, 1985. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/86707780/.

APA citation style:

Howard, S. C., Steiner, M., Haller, E., Gable, C., Leigh, V., Howard, L. [...] Turner Entertainment Co. Collection. (1985) Gone With the Wind. Fleming, V., dir, Selznick, D. O., prod United States: Loew's Incorporated, ; United States: MGM/UA Home Video, 1985. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/86707780/.

MLA citation style:

Howard, Sidney Coe, Writing, et al. Gone With the Wind. dir by Fleming, Victor, Ection, prod by Selznick, David O., Uction United States: Loew's Incorporated, ; United States: MGM/UA Home Video, 1985, 1985. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/86707780/>.