Gone with the Wind, a 1939 American epic historical romance film, was adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel. It was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Vivien Leigh gives a magnificent performance ... the Wind was filmed in 1939, the movie is set during the early 1870's when the Civil War and the days of Reconstruction were in progress. Margaret Mitchell stated, "The book and movie are not strictly about the war, but about the effect of the Civil War on a set of characters who lived in Atlanta at that time." ...

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... 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 revolves. Selznick ... ...

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