A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

Overview

Margaret Mitchell, portrayed as rebellious and spirited as Scarlett O'Hara, grows up in a comfortably middle-class Atlanta home, absorbing her grandmother's stories of the Civil War and the burning of their city by the Yankees. Young Peggy, as she likes to be called, goes to Smith College in Massachusetts and hates it. Back in Atlanta, her mildly scandalous reputation is made more so by her first marriage, to Red Upshaw, a bootlegging rake. Later, her second husband encourages her to expand her writing talents beyond feature articles for The Atlanta Journal. Her first and only novel becomes one of the best-selling books of all time.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 28, 1994

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

NBC,Renée Valente Productions

Cast

Shannen Doherty,Dale Midkiff,John Clark Gable,Matt Mulhern,Ann Wedgeworth,Morgan Weisser,Rue McClanahan,Robin Mullins,Shannon Eubanks,Joanne Pankowand 3 more

Director

Larry Peerce

Writer

Robert Hamilton

Producer

Renée Valente,Robert Hamilton,Harker Wade

Cinematography

Don E. FauntLeRoy

Music

Billy Goldenberg

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0109350