What is the first line of Gone With the Wind movie?

What is the first line of Gone With the Wind movie?

“It’ll come to you, this love of the land. There’s no getting away from it if you’re Irish.” In a film boiling over with beautiful writing, I have always thought this line, which Gerald O’Hara says in reference to land he owns, was one of the most striking and poignant in Gone With the Wind.

Where was the opening scene of Gone With the Wind?

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1968 news report featuring the Old Mill in North Little Rock, which was featured in the opening scene of “Gone With the Wind”

Is Gone With the Wind based on a true story?

Gone with the Wind is not a true story. It is a novel of historical fiction, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. The story did…

How does Gone With the Wind start?

The story begins in 1861. Scarlett is in love with Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), but she learns that he intends to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland). At a party at Ashley’s home, Scarlett’s overtures to Ashley are seen by another guest, Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).

What was Scarlett O Hara’s famous line?

Scarlett O’Hara: “As God is my witness, as God is my witness they’re are not going to lick me. I’m going to live through this and when its all over, I’ll never be hungry again.

What did Scarlett say at the end of Gone with the Wind?

“I’ll go home and I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day!” is the last line spoken by Scarlett O’Hara (portrayed by Vivien Leigh).

Is Tara a real place?

It turns out Tara wasn’t a real home, after all — just an exterior Hollywood set. (Bonner jokes that’s not surprising, since most people in Hollywood are fake, anyway.) The facade was built in California in 1939. It sat on a movie lot for 20 years before studio owner Desi Arnaz tore it down and sold the pieces.

Was Gone With the Wind filmed at Boone Hall Plantation?

In fact, you catch a glimpse of the oaks in an early scene of “Gone With the Wind” from 1939. Producers used a painting of Boone Hall’s live oaks to depict an entrance to the Twelve Oaks plantation where Ashley Wilkes lived. The live oaks usher you to the gates of the mansion and its surrounding gardens.

How old is Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind?

He is considerably older than the 16-year-old Scarlett, being about 32-33 at the time, and has made a name for himself as a wealthy scoundrel and professional gambler.

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