Among the exhibit highlights are the green curtain dress and other gowns worn by Vivien Leigh, which are being displayed together for the first time in more than 25 years. The exhibit is drawn entirely from the Ransom Center’s collections and includes on-set photographs, storyboards, correspondence and fan mail, production records, makeup stills, concept art, costume sketches, audition footage and memos from producer David O.
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The exhibit takes visitors behind the scenes of the movie through more than 300 rarely seen materials, some never before shown publicly. TCM is the premiere sponsor of The Making of Gone With The Wind exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center, a world-renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. The Making of Gone With The Wind Exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center: Sept. Also included is a 36-page companion booklet featuring a look at the immortal style of Gone With the Wind, written by New York fashion designer and Project Runway fan favorite Austin Scarlett, whose signature look reflects the romantic elegance of the Gone With the Wind era. The new special features include footage of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh attending the original movie premiere in Atlanta and Old South/New South, a journey through today’s South, revisiting the real-life locations depicted to see how the world of the Old South continues to inform life in the New South’s cosmopolitan world. The memorabilia includes a replica of Rhett Butler’s handkerchief and a music box paperweight playing Tara’s theme with an image on top of the Rhett-Scarlett kiss. Home Entertainment will release a Gone With the Wind 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray™ and Digital HD with UltraViolet. It will be fittingly presented in limited and numbered sets, with new collectible packaging, new enhanced content and new collectible memorabilia. Ĭollector’s Edition Blu-ray™ and Digital HD from Warner Bros. Tickets and additional information are available at. Gone With the Wind will be presented in its original 1:37 aspect ratio, as it was originally filmed/screened 75 years ago. The screenings will feature an introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne, who will offer fascinating inside information about the movie, its stars and its place in cinema history. Home Entertainment and Turner Classic Movies are bringing Gone With the Wind back to the big screen with presentations in more than 650 theaters nationwide. Nationwide Screenings with Fathom Events: Sept. The following is a complete rundown of TCM’s activities surrounding the 75th anniversary of Gone With the Wind: Selznick bought the rights to the book in July 1936, he and publicist Russell Birdwell whetted the public’s appetite with a massive publicity campaign that centered on a two-year-long talent search to find the actress who would play Scarlett O’Hara, the role that would eventually go to British actress Vivien Leigh.Īlthough the film’s production hit numerous trouble spots along the way and passed through the hands of three different directors, Gone With the Wind turned out to be an artistic and financial triumph, eventually taking home 10 Oscars and topping the box office charts as the No.1 movie of all time. They are joined by a top-notch cast, including Olivia de Havilland, Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard and Thomas Mitchell.įrom the moment independent producer David O. Since the movie’s release in 1939, audiences have thrilled over the saga of the fiery Scarlett O’Hara, played by Vivien Leigh in an Oscar-winning performance, and the man who couldn’t help but love her, Rhett Butler, with Clark Gable in his iconic role. Home Entertainment, Fathom Events and the Ransom Center as we bring Gone With the Wind and its fascinating behind-the-scenes story back into the spotlight for its 75th anniversary.”īased on the best-selling novel by Margaret Mitchell, Gone With the Wind is the epic tale of a spoiled young Southern woman who finds love and tragedy amidst the chaos of the Civil War and Reconstruction. “TCM’s wide-ranging celebration of Gone With the Wind is a great chance for fans to experience and explore this monumental classic in a variety of ways,” said Dennis Adamovich, senior vice president of digital, affiliate, lifestyle and enterprise commerce for TCM, TBS and TNT.“We’re very excited to be working with our friends at Warner Bros.
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