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Gone with the Wind (1939): Film vs Book
Film · 1939 · Directed by Victor Fleming · Starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable
About the film
A Southern belle fights to survive the war and the changes it brings.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt follows the main story and is a product of its era's attitudes, as the book is. Both have been debated for decades.
Read or watch first?
The novel is much longer and more detailed.
What the book gives you
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
A grand, sweeping saga with a headstrong heroine and the drama of a changing world. It is an immersive, page-turning epic you can get lost in for days.
Who will like it: Readers who love sweeping historical romance and a heroine who is determined to survive.