The Most Iconic Book-to-Film Adaptations in the History of Cinema

5. Gone With The Wind

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In truth, it would have been a folly not to include this Tinseltown classic. Margaret Mitchell’s novel ran to an incredible 1,037 pages. The film is similarly unstinting in its devotion to telling the story (clocking in at nearly four hours). Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard shine like the Hollywood royalty that they were.