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In this file photo a copy of the book "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, signed by producer, director, and most of speaking cast of the 1939 Hollywood film, is pictured 18 October 2007 in Los Angeles. Picture: AFP

Gone with the wind

'Gone with the Wind' returns to HBO Max with commentary on brutality of slavery

By Reuters

The Oscar-winning 1939 film was pulled two weeks ago as the United States began a mass reckoning with systemic racism triggered by nationwide protests over...

  • In this file photo taken on October 18, 2007 a copy of the book "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell, signed by producer, director, and most of speaking cast of the 1939 Hollywood film, is pictured in Los Angeles, California. Picture: AFP

    'Gone with the Wind' removed from HBO Max after Black Lives Matter protests

    The multiple Oscar-winning US Civil War epic released in 1939 remains the highest-grossing movie of all time adjusted for inflation, but its depiction of contented slaves and heroic slaveholders has garnered criticism.

    748 days ago
  • A poster for 'Gone With The Wind'

    Why 'Gone With the Wind' eclipses both 'Avengers' and 'Avatar'

    Worldwide, and with inflation taken into account, the 1939 film would have taken in a stunning $3.44 billion, the Guinness Book of World Records has estimated.

    1072 days ago
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