Gone With the Wind will be returning to 650 movie theaters this October in celebration of the classic film’s 75th anniversary. Turner Classic Movies, Warner Bros Home Entertainment, and Fathom Events are teaming up on a variety of events to mark the 10-time Oscar winner’s theatrical release anniversary, with a new Blu-ray heading to stores, a behind-the-scenes exhibit, and a making of the film book planned as all part of the 75th-anniversary celebration.
“TCM’s wide-ranging celebration of Gone With the Wind is a great chance for fans to experience and explore this monumental classic in a variety of ways,” said Dennis Adamovich, senior vice president of digital, affiliate, lifestyle and enterprise commerce for TCM, TBS and TNT. “We’re very excited to be working with our friends at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Fathom Events and the Ransom Center as we bring Gone With the Wind and its fascinating behind-the-scenes story back into the spotlight for its 75th anniversary.”
The 1939 movie was based on Margaret Mitchell’s book and starred Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard, and Thomas Mitchell.
Per TCM, here’s a look at the Gone With the Wind activities planned:
Nationwide Screenings with Fathom Events: Sept. 28 & Oct. 1
Fathom Events, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and Turner Classic Movies are bringing Gone With the Wind back to the big screen with presentations in more than 650 theaters nationwide. The screenings will feature an introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne, who will offer fascinating inside information about the movie, its stars, and its place in cinema history. Gone With the Wind will be presented in its original 1:37 aspect ratio, as it was originally filmed/screened 75 years ago.
Showtimes: Sunday, Sept. 28 and Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time
Tickets and additional information are available at FathomEvents.com.
Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and Digital HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment: Sept. 30
On Sept. 30, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release a Gone With the Wind 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and Digital HD with UltraViolet. It will be fittingly presented in limited and numbered sets, with new collectible packaging, new enhanced content and new collectible memorabilia. The memorabilia includes a replica of Rhett Butler’s handkerchief and a music box paperweight playing Tara’s theme with an image on top of the Rhett-Scarlett kiss.
Also included is a 36-page companion booklet featuring a look at the immortal style of Gone With the Wind, written by New York fashion designer and Project Runway fan favorite Austin Scarlett, whose signature look reflects the romantic elegance of the Gone With the Wind era. The new special features include footage of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh attending the original movie premiere in Atlanta and Old South/New South, a journey through today’s South, revisiting the real-life locations depicted to see how the world of the Old South continues to inform life in the New South’s cosmopolitan world.
The Making of Gone With The Wind Exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center: Sept. 9 – Jan. 4
TCM is the premiere sponsor of ‘The Making of Gone With The Wind’ exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center, a world-renowned humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin. The exhibit takes visitors behind the scenes of the movie through more than 300 rarely-seen materials, some never before shown publicly. The exhibit is drawn entirely from the Ransom Center’s collections and includes on-set photographs, storyboards, correspondence and fan mail, production records, makeup stills, concept art, costume sketches, audition footage and memos from producer David O. Selznick.
Among the exhibit highlights are the green curtain dress and other gowns worn by Vivien Leigh, which are being displayed together for the first time in more than 25 years.
New Book: The Making of Gone With The Wind by Steven Wilson
The Making of Gone With The Wind exhibit at the Ransom Center is being curated by Steven Wilson, author of the new book The Making of Gone With The Wind, a fully illustrated companion catalog that offers fans and film historians alike a must-have behind-the-camera view of the production of the film. The book features a foreword by TCM host Robert Osborne and is being published by University of Texas Press and the Harry Ransom Center.
Gone With the Wind on TCM – Sept. 29
TCM will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Gone With the Wind with a special on-air presentation of the film hosted by Robert Osborne. The film, which will air Monday, Sept. 29, at 10 p.m. (ET), will be part of an all-night marathon focusing on the work of composer Max Steiner.
Gone With the Wind Available via TCM On Demand and Watch TCM: Sept. 30 – Oct. 6
Following TCM’s on-air presentation of Gone With the Wind, the network will make the film available through the Watch TCM app and website, giving TCM subscribers the chance to watch the movie on their tablet or computer whenever they want for the next week. In addition, the Watch TCM app and site will feature a special retrospective article reassessing the film’s continued importance 75 years after its release.
