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Gone With The Wind

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Gone With The Wind
© 1939 Selznick International Pictures − All right reserved.

Gone with the Wind

Poster for the movie "Gone with the Wind"
Release Date  15 December 1939 (3 h 58 min)
Directed by  Victor Fleming
Writer  Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Van Druten
Composer  Max Steiner
Genres  Drama, Romance, War
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

An American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Local Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Revenue  $3,000,000,000
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

The greatest romance of all time!

An American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.


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  • Movie Rating  Not rated
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Metadata

  • TMDb ID  770
  • Original Title  Gone with the Wind
  • Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Local Release Date  15 December 1939
  • Runtime  3 h 58 min
  • Production  Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Romance, War
  • Director  Victor Fleming
  • Producer  David O. Selznick
  • Director of Photography  Ernest Haller, Lee Garmes
  • Original Music Composer  Max Steiner
  • Author 
  • Writer  Oliver H.P. Garrett, Ben Hecht, Jo Swerling, John Van Druten
  • Certification  G
  • Budget  $4,000,000
  • Revenue  $3,000,000,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0031381
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors


Actors and Actresses


Scénario

Oliver H.P. Garrett
Ben Hecht
Jo Swerling
John Van Druten

Soundtrack

Max Steiner

Production

David O. Selznick

Companies

Selznick International Pictures
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Stagecoach

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Stagecoach
© 1939 United Artists − All right reserved.

Stagecoach

Poster for the movie "Stagecoach"
Release Date  2 March 1939 (1 h 36 min)
Directed by  John Ford
Writer  Ben Hecht
Composer  Gerard Carbonara
Genres  Adventure, Western
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Local Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Revenue  $1,103,757
  • Budget  $531,374
  • Language  English


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Overview

Danger holds the reins as the devil cracks the whip! Desperate men! Frontier women! Rising above their pasts in a West corrupted by violence and gun-fire!

A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others.


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  • TMDb ID  995
  • Original Title  Stagecoach
  • Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Local Release Date  2 March 1939
  • Runtime  1 h 36 min
  • Production  United Artists
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Adventure, Western
  • Director  John Ford
  • Producer  John Ford
  • Director of Photography  Bert Glennon
  • Original Music Composer  Gerard Carbonara
  • Author 
  • Writer  Ben Hecht
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $531,374
  • Revenue  $1,103,757
  • IMDb Id  tt0031971
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

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It’s a Wonderful Life

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It’s a Wonderful Life
© 1946 RKO Radio Pictures − All right reserved.

It's a Wonderful Life

Poster for the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
Release Date  20 December 1946 (2 h 10 min)
Directed by  Frank Capra
Writer 
Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
Genres  Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

  • Year of production  1946
  • Release Date  20 December 1946
  • Local Release Date  7 January 1947
  • Revenue  $9,644,124
  • Budget  $3,180,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.


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  • TMDb ID  1585
  • Original Title  It's a Wonderful Life
  • Release Date  20 December 1946
  • Local Release Date  7 January 1947
  • Runtime  2 h 10 min
  • Production  RKO Radio Pictures, Liberty Films (II)
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Drama, Family, Fantasy
  • Director  Frank Capra
  • Producer  Frank Capra
  • Director of Photography  Joseph F. Biroc, Joseph Walker
  • Original Music Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  PG
  • Budget  $3,180,000
  • Revenue  $9,644,124
  • IMDb Id  tt0038650
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors


Actors and Actresses


Scénario


Soundtrack

Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Frank Capra

Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
Liberty Films (II)

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
© 1939 Columbia Pictures − All right reserved.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Poster for the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
Release Date  19 October 1939 (2 h 09 min)
Directed by  Frank Capra
Writer 
Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
Genres  Comedy, Drama
Country   United States of America
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

  • Year of production  1939
  • Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Local Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Revenue  $9,600,000
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Language  English


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Overview

Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.


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  • TMDb ID  3083
  • Original Title  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Local Release Date  19 October 1939
  • Runtime  2 h 09 min
  • Production  Columbia Pictures
  • Country   United States of America
  • Languages  English
  • Genres  Comedy, Drama
  • Director  Frank Capra
  • Producer  Frank Capra
  • Director of Photography  Joseph Walker
  • Original Music Composer  Dimitri Tiomkin
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $1,500,000
  • Revenue  $9,600,000
  • IMDb Id  tt0031679
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors


Actors and Actresses


Scénario


Soundtrack

Dimitri Tiomkin

Production

Frank Capra

Companies

Columbia Pictures

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