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David O. Selznick wanted Gone with the Wind to be somehow more than a movie, a film that would broaden the very idea of what a film could be and do and look like. In many respects he got what he worked so hard to achieve in this 1939 epic (and all-time box-office champ in terms of tickets sold), and in some respects he fell far short of the goal. While the first half of this Civil War drama is taut and suspenseful and nostalgic, the second is ramshackle and arbitrary. But there's no question that the film is an enormous achievement in terms of its every resource--art direction, color, sound, cinematography--being pushed to new limits for the greater glory of telling an American story as fully as possible. Vivien Leigh is still magnificently narcissistic, Olivia de Havilland angelic and lovely, Leslie Howard reckless and aristocratic.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Special Features
BEHIND THE STORY: ▪ Commentary by Historian Rudy Behlmer (existing)
BEHIND THE STORY: ▪ The Making of a Legend documentary (1989 TV Special) (Narrated by Christopher Plummer)
▪ Warner Bros. Home Entertainment presents 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year - new documentary
▪ Gone with the Wind: The Legend Lives On - new documentary Explore the legacy of the most beloved film through illuminating interviews, footage and visits to historical sites, events and museums.
▪ Cast Profile - Gable: The King Remembered
▪ Cast Profile - Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond
▪ Melanie Remembers: Reflections by Olivia de Havilland - Exclusive 2004 Documentary
▪ The Supporting Players - Cameo portraits of an unforgettable ensemble - At Tara, At Twelve Oaks, In Atlanta
▪ Restoring a Legend - Chronicles the Film/ Video restoration Process
▪ 1939 Atlanta Premiere Newsreel
▪ 1940 MGM Historical Short ""The Old South""
▪ 1961 Atlanta Premiere Newsreel
▪ Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War 1980 WBTV Special
▪ International Prologue
▪ Foreign Language Version Sample Scenes
▪ Trailer Gallery - 5 trailers
Blu-ray Exclusive: When the Lion Roars Documentary
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