The book, Gone with the Wind,
written by Margaret Mitchell, has sold 28 million copies with
155 editions in 27 languages, in over 37 countries.
Here are some facts about the film.
This epic
film was released on December 15th, 1939, in the city of
Georgia, USA.
There
were 2,050 people who paid ten dollars to be there on the
opening night.
The film,
3 hours and 34 minutes long, won 8 Oscars and two special
awards.
Rhett
Butler was played by Clark Gable, and Scarlet O'Hara by Vivien
Leigh.
It is the
film seen by the most people, 100 million spectators.
Curiosity: Up until 1949, the name Rossella (Scarlet) was
rare in Italy. But after the film arrived, 122 baby girls were
baptized with that name that year!
It's
practically a certainty that your students have seen this
remarkable film.
Have the
students form questions using the above information.
Ex. When
was the film released?
Who starred in the film?
Who wrote the book on which the film was
based?
How long is the film?
The
teacher can also discuss other epic movies, Cleopatra, Ben
Hur, The Ten Commandments, Titanic, etc.
They can
also look up biographical information about the author,
Margaret Mitchell. Where was she born? Did she write other
books?
A
"Gone with the Wind" thought
"After
all, tomorrow is another day".
Scarlet O' Hara