Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Its producer stated on the record that "i for one have no desire to produce any anti-Negro film, In our picture I think we have to be awfully careful that the Negroes come out decidedly on the right…" 1. Its producer stated on the record that "i personally feel quite strongly that we should cut out the Klan entirely, [otherwise, the film] might come out as an unintentional advertisement for intoleran…" 2. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is documented as involved through uncredited confirmed 3. The adaptation scores 88 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic 6.
- 1Creator statementproducer: "I for one have no desire to produce any anti-Negro film. In our picture I think we have to be awfully careful that the Negroes come out decidedly on the right side of the ledger."David O. Selznick internal memo, documented in Newsweek and NPR reporting on the making of Gone with the Wind source ↗
- 2Creator statementproducer: "I personally feel quite strongly that we should cut out the Klan entirely... [otherwise, the film] might come out as an unintentional advertisement for intolerant societies in these fascist-ridden ti…"David O. Selznick memo to Sidney Howard, January 1937, documented in Wikipedia and Emerging Civil War analysis source ↗
- 3Advocacy orgNAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) involved via uncredited confirmed; evidence type confirmed_reporting.NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) (advocacy group) source ↗
- 4FaithfulnessFaithfulness 88 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 6RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Age: 78 — strongly mature-audience
Quadrant Scores
Audience Representation
Where to Watch (US)
Source Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | novel | 1936 |
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 88/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Drama
The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1927 | 0 | 2 |
| 1928 | 0 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 0 | 6 |
| 1931 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 | 0 | 5 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | 7 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1941 | 0 | 2 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | 0 | 3 |
| 1944 | 0 | 7 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950 | 2 | 6 |
| 1951 | 1 | 5 |
| 1952 | 1 | 6 |
| 1953 | 0 | 10 |
| 1954 | 1 | 4 |
| 1955 | 1 | 8 |
| 1956 | 2 | 7 |
| 1957 | 1 | 10 |
| 1958 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | 1 | 9 |
| 1960 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 | 1 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2 | 12 |
| 1963 | 0 | 14 |
| 1964 | 1 | 8 |
| 1965 | 2 | 11 |
| 1966 | 0 | 10 |
| 1967 | 0 | 7 |
| 1968 | 1 | 9 |
| 1969 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 |
| 1971 | 0 | 8 |
| 1972 | 0 | 9 |
| 1973 | 0 | 14 |
| 1974 | 1 | 15 |
| 1975 | 2 | 13 |
| 1976 | 1 | 20 |
| 1977 | 0 | 8 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 1 | 11 |
| 1980 | 1 | 13 |
| 1981 | 0 | 8 |
| 1982 | 1 | 13 |
| 1983 | 0 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 | 14 |
| 1985 | 2 | 11 |
| 1986 | 2 | 12 |
| 1987 | 1 | 19 |
| 1988 | 2 | 13 |
| 1989 | 1 | 16 |
| 1990 | 0 | 14 |
| 1991 | 2 | 14 |
| 1992 | 2 | 18 |
| 1993 | 1 | 23 |
| 1994 | 2 | 25 |
| 1995 | 2 | 26 |
| 1996 | 2 | 29 |
| 1997 | 2 | 23 |
| 1998 | 3 | 24 |
| 1999 | 3 | 42 |
| 2000 | 2 | 41 |
| 2001 | 2 | 41 |
| 2002 | 2 | 41 |
| 2003 | 2 | 36 |
| 2004 | 2 | 65 |
| 2005 | 2 | 67 |
| 2006 | 1 | 82 |
| 2007 | 1 | 68 |
| 2008 | 1 | 49 |
| 2009 | 2 | 28 |
| 2010 | 5 | 22 |
| 2011 | 3 | 24 |
| 2012 | 2 | 19 |
| 2013 | 4 | 24 |
| 2014 | 6 | 22 |
| 2015 | 7 | 19 |
| 2016 | 5 | 23 |
| 2017 | 8 | 31 |
| 2018 | 5 | 35 |
| 2019 | 7 | 36 |
| 2020 | 5 | 34 |
| 2021 | 9 | 35 |
| 2022 | 14 | 34 |
| 2023 | 12 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 9 | 11 |
| This title (1939) | 12 | 1 |
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Cast & Crew
Eric Stacey (director) · Ernest Haller (director)