... , which served as a beautiful background to the enthralling story and its colourful characters. Probably the one aspect that could make or break a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's classical tale of a love-hate romance and civil war was the casting, specifically for the pivotal character of Scarlett O Hara, the beautiful, high-tempered and strong willed sixteen year old around which the story ... southern setting, and in respect to this the studio's need and funding only went so far in wanting to depict the south with complete accuracy and detail. Selznick had hugely romantic concep...

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