Gone with the Wind

"Gone with the Wind", a film set in the 19th century, the era of the American Civil War. The main theme of the film is the impact of the conflict on the society in Atlanta, the disappearance of nobles and ladies, the survival of those who were able to cope in the whirlpool of confrontation.

America in the midst of the Civil War, 1861. The Tara cotton plantation in Georgia is the place where the southern beauty Scarlett O’Hara lives, the eldest of three daughters in the O’Hara family. She is the most popular girl in the district who is adored by all young men, except Ashley Wilkins, who does not notice her, and when she is in love. So he surprises her when he hears that he is going to marry Melanie. Before the wedding, she confessed her love for him, and he replied that he also considered her attractive, but that he still decided on Melanie. War breaks out, and Scarlett decides to marry Charles, but soon becomes a widow when he dies in the war. Her mother sends her to Atlanta to cheer her up, and she agrees to leave only because she hopes to meet Ashley again. There, the wealthy, equally conceited, and cynical Ret Butler invites her to dance.

Ashley goes to war and Scarlett enlists as a nurse in Atlanta, to always be close to Melanie in case he returns. But chaos broke out in the city during the siege of the Northern Army in 1864. Melanie became pregnant, and Scarlet helped her give birth. Ret takes her back to Tara in a carriage. When Scarlet returns home, she notices that she has been robbed by the Northern Army, that her mother has died, and that her father has lost his mind. Then she swears that she will never be hungry again, even if she has to lie or cheat. Ashley later returned to the plantation, and in order to obtain $ 300 for field taxes, Scarlett decided to marry Frank, her sister's fiancé, who had meanwhile opened a successful store. But he too soon dies. In the end, she decides to marry Reta. Although he often said that he was in love with her, Ret is not satisfied with their marriage because she still fantasizes about Ashley. Rett and Scarlett have a daughter, but she too will die by falling off a horse. Ret can no longer stand Scarlett's pampering and selfishness, so he leaves her, and only then does she realize that she loved him

Interesting facts and scandals that followed "Gone with the Wind

All seven existing Technicolor cameras were used for the purpose of recording the fire. The fire was over 150 meters high and covered an area of ​​16 hectares. More than 56,000 liters of water were needed to put out the fire.

Retu was not allowed to say the word "abortion" on the set, so a change was made and the word "accident" was introduced just before Scarlett fell down the stairs.

Vivienne Lee's eye color is blue, but the color has been changed so that Scarlett has green eyes in the film.

Selznik wanted at least 2,500 extras to play the dead and wounded Confederate soldiers at the end of the war, but at that time he could only collect 1,500. In the end, he ordered another 1,000 puppets, which were lined up around them, in order to present the suffering and torment of the fallen soldiers.

Clark Goble begged them not to film him crying in front of the camera. Towards the end of the film, Melanie gently informs Rhett that Scarlett lost the baby after Rhett escaped a blow, which caused Scarlett to fall down the stairs. The news was supposed to make Reta cry, but Hollywood superstar Clark Goble was afraid that it would destroy his image of a macho man. He even threatened to leave filming.

At the beginning of the film, in the early twilight, Scarlett walks with her father, while behind them the sun "burns" and the beautiful estate of Tara shines. No one knew how to achieve this effect. The technology of those days did not allow for effects that are easy to achieve today. So the film crew hired mathematicians and engineers from the University of California, Los Angeles, to figure out a way to achieve this.