Gone with the Wind (1939 film) production

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gptkbp:instanceOf film production
gptkbp:budget $3.85 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Ernest_Haller
gptkb:Ray_Rennahan
gptkbp:director gptkb:Sam_Wood
gptkb:George_Cukor
gptkb:Victor_Fleming
gptkbp:film gptkb:Gone_with_the_Wind_(1939_film)
gptkbp:filmingEndDate July 1, 1939
gptkbp:filmingStartDate December 10, 1938
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gone with the Wind (1939 film) production
gptkbp:location gptkb:Selznick_International_Studios
gptkb:Culver_City,_California
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Max_Steiner
gptkbp:notableEvent use of Technicolor
Selznick insisted on historical accuracy in costumes and sets
Victor Fleming suffered exhaustion and was temporarily replaced by Sam Wood
Clark Gable cast as Rhett Butler
Hattie McDaniel cast as Mammy
Leslie Howard cast as Ashley Wilkes
Olivia de Havilland cast as Melanie Hamilton
Sidney Howard died before film's release
Vivien Leigh was British, not American
film premiered in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939
director change from George Cukor to Victor Fleming
film based on Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel
film's running time is 221 minutes
longest film ever made by Hollywood at the time
multiple script rewrites
over 1,400 women auditioned for Scarlett O'Hara
principal photography lasted 125 days
burning of Atlanta scene filmed using old sets from King Kong and The Garden of Allah
Clark Gable initially reluctant to play Rhett Butler
original director George Cukor fired after three weeks
Vivien Leigh cast as Scarlett O'Hara after extensive search
gptkbp:producer gptkb:David_O._Selznick
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Selznick_International_Pictures
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Sidney_Howard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gone_with_the_Wind_production_materials
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