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Gone with the Wind
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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

A prostitute is a secondary character in the movie, though there is no explicit and direct mention of what she does.

There is a scene with a woman giving birth, while nothing is shown.

They are references to adultery with married people (not to each other) kissing.

A woman tells her husband she does not want anymore children and that he is not welcomed in her bedroom anymore.

A woman takes out her nightgown and although she stands naked trying to cover herself up, nothing is shown.

A man forces his wife into sex, although this is not directly mentioned.

There is a scene in which a woman implies that she is willing to sell "herself" while asking for money.

Violence & Gore

There are sevreal shots of soldiers being severely wounded, laying on the ground or in the hospital covered in blood.

Due to a shortage of chloroform during the war, amputation of a man's leg without anesthesia is discussed. Nothing is shown on screen, but the man is heard shouting offscreen "Don't cut! Don't cut!".

A woman slaps a slave.

A drunk man gets aggressive and forces his wife upstairs (into bed).

A soldier is shot in the face. His bloody face is seen onscreen for only a fraction of a second. Later, he's dragged on the floor with his blood leaving stain.

A man has been shot, and blood is shown.

A woman is attacked by two men in what would be an attempted rape, but she is rescued.

A man falls from a horse, breaking his neck and dying.

A child falls from a horse and breaks her neck.

Profanity

One use of "damn" in the famous line "Frankly, My Dear, I don't give a damn.".

A man gets drunk and acts and talks relatively aggressive.

A young woman drinks in secret.

Men smoke cigars.

Discussion of war and disturbing images of wounded soldiers and lists of the dead being disturbed.

There is a scene in which a woman comes along her dead mother's body, screaming.

There are several scenes in which a woman tries to escape soldiers and is severely frightened.

A man and woman escape a huge fire with a baby, a slave and an ill woman in the back of a carriage.

A woman dies in bed.

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Certification:
Iceland:L / Portugal:M/12 / Finland:K-11 (2004) / Brazil:Livre / West Germany:12 (f) / Argentina:Atp / Australia:PG / Belgium:KT / Canada:G (British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Québec) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / Chile:TE / Finland:K-16 / Germany:12 (DVD rating) / Netherlands:AL / New Zealand:PG / Norway:16 / Peru:PT / South Korea:12 / Sweden:11 (re-release) (1985) / Sweden:15 (original rating) / UK:A (original rating) / UK:PG (video rating) / USA:Approved (PCA #5729) (original rating) / USA:G (re-rating) (1971)

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