1. Why Was Gone With The Wind So Successful
... control over the making of a motion picture (much like the control of directors in modern moviemaking) Selznick broke all boundaries. After recommendation from Margaret Mitchell, Selznick hired experts in southern history, speech and social customs to represent the films setting as vividly and authentically as possible, Mitchell herself did not want any personal involvement in the film at all, due to ... that would, in his words, 'look absolutely modern in 1964 (25 years in the future) as it would in 1939. It is clear to anyone who knows anything about movie history or simply about movi...
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