April 10, 2026
GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) – AFI Movie Club
A true epic of the cinema – and indeed one that was named by AFI among the top ten epic films of all time – GONE THE WIND (1939) is one of the American Film Institute’s most celebrated films, appearing on both the original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest movies of all time...
February 27, 2020
Did You Know? This Julie Andrews Film is the 6th Highest-Grossing Movie Ever
THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which premiered 55 years ago this month, remains the 6th highest-grossing movie ever with adjustment for inflation. Released in 1965, the film remained in theaters for over a year and surpassed GONE WITH THE WIND as the highest grossing film at the time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC was adapted from the…
July 15, 2014
Celebrate GONE WITH THE WIND’s 75th Birthday With This Video
On December 15, 1939, GONE WITH THE WIND premiered in Atlanta and went on to win eight Academy Awards®. Seventy-five years later, we’re still giving a damn and marveling at this epic feat of filmmaking that was way ahead of its time. In this new exclusive video from the AFI Archives, filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Faye Dunaway,...
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