Gone With The Wind

The Greatest Movie Ever Made Have you ever wondered what exactly is up with movies? This informative report can give you an insight into everything you've ever wanted to know about movies. Hopefully the information presented so far has been applicable. You might also want to consider the following: For the thousands who remember its unparalleled drama, action and romance! For the new thousands to whom the wonders will be revealed for the first time! Breathtaking spectacle, inspired acting by the greatest cast ever assembled! The screen's most exciting love story! The most talked about about picture ever made! Gone With The Wind is often considered the most beloved, enduring and popular film of all time. Sidney Howard's script was derived from Margaret Mitchell's first and only published, best-selling Civil War and Reconstruction Period novel of 1,037 pages that first appeared in 1936, but was mostly written in the late 1920s. Producer David O. Selznick had acquired the film rights to Mitchell's novel in July, 1936 for $50,000 - a record amount at the time to an unknown author for her first novel, causing some to label the film Selznick's Folly. At the time of the film's release, the fictional book had surpassed 1.5 million copies sold. More records were set when the film was first aired on television in two parts in late 1976, and controversy arose when it was restored and released theatrically in 1998. With three years advance publicity and Hollywood myth-making, three and one-half hours running time (with one intermission), a gala premiere in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, highest-grossing film status (eventually reaching $200 million), and Max Steiner's sweeping musical score, the exquisitely-photographed, technicolor film was a blockbuster in its own time. A budgeted investment of over $4 million in production costs was required - an enormous, record-breaking sum. The film,originally rough-cut at 6 hours in length, was challenging in its making, due to its controversial subject matter including rape, drunkenness, moral dissipation and adultery and its epic qualities, with more than 50 speaking roles and 2,400 extras. There's a lot to understand about movies. We were able to provide you with some of the facts above, but there is still plenty more to write about in subsequent articles.