Clark Gable Movie Recommendation #3
Gone with the Wind (1939)- 3 hrs 58 mins
Now, I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about Gone with the Wind when sharing Clark Gable film recommendations. For more on co-star Olivia de Havilland’s role in film I encourage you to look at this newer post. Please also see some of the links below. They provide helpful resources to a contemporary viewer and audience in terms of context and perspectives.
Please also see some of the links below. They provide helpful resources to a contemporary viewer and audience in terms of context and perspectives.
In this epic Civil War drama, the story centers around Scarlett O’Hara. An overwhelmingly selfish, high-strung southern belle, O’Hara is desperate to win over the love of the married Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), but through the war and the reconstruction of the South, she comes to rely on Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), a gambler and lady’s man, who may be worth more to her than she thinks.
Given the full Hollywood treatment, Gone with the Wind does not disappoint. It's a riveting drama that not only showcases the classic Gable persona but fabulous performances by the entire cast, an engrossing screenplay, and beautiful technicolor as well. Gone with the Wind is a classic to be remembered in what many regard as Hollywood's best year ever, 1939!
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-gone-with-the-wind-1939
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DF2FKRToiQ
Availability: Youtube, Amazon video, Googleplay, DVD, and Blu-ray
Purchase DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Gone-Wind-Clark-Gable/dp/B00004RF96
Purchase Blu-ray: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gone-With-the-Wind-70th-Anniversary-Edition-Blu-ray/13442296?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227000325903&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40950785792&wl4=pla-77926240887&wl5=9003964&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=13442296&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vfcBRDJARIsAJafEnEmoK897F3n2b_MhEfoLbznXnCXhllYyYQf5jD2-_EP14EpSwGfjEIaAl_5EALw_wcB
Gone with the Wind (1939)