Premiered 35 Years before I was born... and I still think it's one of the greatest films in history

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2014)

The period of 1939-1940 was, quite possibly, the greatest period of movie production in the history of cinema. Several extraordinary movies were released during this period, the pinnacle of which is "Gone With The Wind".
The entire film is shot in Color, which is incredible when you consider that the length of the film meant that production costs at the time were stratospheric versus the standard black-and-white. I can't imagine this movie in B&W (which I'm guessing was the primary argument prior to the start of production as well).
I first saw this film with my grandmother when I was 11 years old. Even at that time I was aware at how enormous the picture was (though the length at that point in my life likely influenced my opinion more than anything else).
This still is one of the most accurate records of the aristocracy in the southern states during the Antebellum period, and the impact on that society as the nation advanced through the Civil War.
If you've never seen this film, I truly believe this is a movie that everyone should see at least once in their lives.