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The many figures of GWTW

The Movie:

By the Numbers:

449,512 feet of color film were shot totalling 88 hourse!! 
160,000 feet of film were printed 
20,300 feet of edited film totalling 222 minutes (3 hrs., 45 minutes) 
1,500 sketches were drawn 
200 sets were designed
90 sets were constructed
3,000 sketches of shot setups were made covering every scene in the film
53 buildings were erected to re-create the city of Atlanta
7,000 feet of streets were laid for the city of Atlanta
3,000 feet of the reconstructed Peachtree Street were laid
1,000,000 feet of lumber were used to make the sets
1,100 horses were used
375 other animals were used including dogs, mules, oxen, and pigs
450 vehicles were used including wagons, ambulances, and gun-caissons
59 members of the cast
12,000 days of employment in shooting schedule
2,400 extras and bit players
1,350,000 feet of film ran through the cameras
10,000 antiques were offered for sale in the Charity Bazaar Scene
25 cameos were purchased in the U.S. and Europe for Scarlett's dresses
7 Technicolor Cameras filmed the burning of Atlanta scene with flames
leaping 500 feet from a set that covered 40 acres
10 peices of fire equipment from the Los Angeles Fire Department, 25 policemen, 
50 studio firemen, and 200 studio helpers helped control the massive fire.
15,000 gallons of water doused the Atlanta fire after the filming
1,000,000 feet of film would have been required to film the entire novel and the
final copy would have taken on week non-stop to view
250,000 man hours were spent in pre-production before on foot of film was shot
750,000 man hours spent in actual production
2,500 costumes worn by female characters
7 bales of cotton went in to the women's wardrobe
$10,000 cleaning bill for wardrobe during production
34 different carpet desings were created for the film
36 wallpaper designs were hand painted
12 days the shooting closed down when George Cukor was dismissed
$30,000 Vivien Leigh's salary
$10,000 total salary of supporting characters from Hattie McDaniel and down
$446,688 stars and supporting payroll
$108,469 extras payroll (Hey, there were over 2,000 of them!)
$1,408,997 technicians payroll
550 seperate items of wardrobe were created
337 costume sketches made by Walter Plunkett 
 (Here's one of Plunkett's designs)
44 costume sketches for Rhett
21 costume changes for Melanie
11 costume changes for Ashley
$153,818 cost of costumes
$2,500,000 projected production cost, half of which was paid for by MGM and the 
rest by Selznic backers
$3,700,000 actual production cost
$3,957,000 final cost including advertisement, overhead for prints,  
publicity (like they needed it), and distribution
125 shooting days of Vivien Leigh
71 for Clark Gable
59 for Olivia de Havilland
32 shooting days for Leslie Howard
21 weeks for principal photography
23 weeks for editing 
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