Principal cast
Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard and Hattie McDaniel
Film 4 of 498 on the Screen Path
Gone with the Wind
The greatest romance of all time!
About the film
Gone with the Wind at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1939 film at stop 4 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Key craft credits
Ernest Haller (director of photography), Max Steiner (original music composer), Sidney Howard (screenplay), William Cameron Menzies (production design) and Lyle R. Wheeler (art direction)
- Director
- Victor Fleming
- Release
- 1939-12-15
- Runtime
- 238 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, War and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Vivien LeighCharacter: Scarlett O'Hara
- Clark GableCharacter: Rhett Butler
- Olivia de HavillandCharacter: Melanie Hamilton
- Leslie HowardCharacter: Ashley Wilkes
- Hattie McDanielCharacter: Mammy
- Thomas MitchellCharacter: Gerald O'Hara
- Barbara O'NeilCharacter: Ellen O'Hara
- Evelyn KeyesCharacter: Suellen O'Hara
- Ann RutherfordCharacter: Carreen O'Hara
- George ReevesCharacter: Brent Tarleton
- Fred CraneCharacter: Stuart Tarleton
- Oscar PolkCharacter: Pork
Full crew
Full crew
- Victor FlemingCredits: Director
- Margaret MitchellCredits: Novel
- Sidney HowardCredits: Screenplay
- David O. SelznickCredits: Producer
- Max SteinerCredits: Original Music Composer
- Ernest HallerCredits: Director of Photography
- William Cameron MenziesCredits: Production Design
- Lyle R. WheelerCredits: Art Direction
- Walter PlunkettCredits: Costume Design
- Edward G. BoyleCredits: Set Decoration
- Eric StaceyCredits: Assistant Director
- Joseph B. PlattCredits: Interior Designer
- Hal C. KernCredits: Supervising Film Editor
- Jack CosgroveCredits: Special Effects
- Raymond A. KluneCredits: Production Manager
- James E. NewcomCredits: Associate Editor
- Frank MaherCredits: Sound Recordist
- Will PriceCredits: Technical Advisor
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