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1	* CreativeDifferences: Director Creator/KingVidor wanted to make the movie more of an intimate psychological drama, which clashed with producer David O. Selznick's insistence on greater spectacle and melodrama. Ultimately, Selznick won out and replaced Vidor before production was completed, but did give him sole credit as the director.
2	* CreatorCouple: The film's star Creator/JenniferJones was producer David O. Selznick's soon-to-be second wife.
3	* ExecutiveMeddling:
4	** As mentioned above, producer David O. Selznick [[ControlFreak intensely involved himself in nearly every aspect of the movie]], which caused friction with director King Vidor who was among at least three directors who worked on the film (not including Selznick, who also helmed some scenes). Selznick's demands further led to numerous script and story changes, which caused production costs to increase greatly. Again, as with directing, Selznick ended up doing some uncredited script revisions himself.
5	** Outside of the production, the movie encountered problems with UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode due to the depiction of Lewt and Pearl's relationship, which was considered too overtly sexual at the time. This resulted in more script revisions and scenes having to be reshot or scrapped so the film could be released with Code approval.
6	* FakeMixedRace: Creator/JenniferJones, of Germanic and English ancestry, as a Mestiza.
7	* NoExportForYou: Because of its sexual content the film was not released in Memphis, Tennessee, until 1959.
8	* PlayingAgainstType:
9	** The backlash the movie received from moralists wasn't helped at all by the fact that at the time, Creator/JenniferJones (the lustful Pearl) was known for playing [[GirlNextDoor girls-next-door]] and [[Film/TheSongOfBernadette a literal saint]].
10	** Likewise, although this role came early in his career before he became known for mostly playing courageous and upright characters like in ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', seeing Creator/GregoryPeck playing an impulsive, lecherous, racist, and--in the end--murderous outlaw is rather jarring.
11	* TroubledProduction: Producer David O. Selznick's goal was to top ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'', but his habit of extreme micromanagement, which worked for the production of GWTW, could just as easily increase tensions on the set and artistically smother a movie. Also, Selznick was in the process of separating from and divorcing his first wife so he could eventually marry his leading lady, Jones, a relationship that clouded his judgement and affected many of his decisions. Finally, to keep up with his workaholic schedule, Selznick was taking--and became addicted to--Benzedrine, which [[CreatorBreakdown only increased his erratic behavior and decision-making during production.]] Then there were the problems with The Hays Code, but Selznick found [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity a way to turn that to his advantage.]]
12	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
13	** The film was originally going to star Creator/JohnWayne and Creator/HedyLamarr.
14	** Creator/TeresaWright, who was looking to expand beyond the usual girl-next-door roles she played, was also almost cast as Pearl.

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