Moonlight and Magnolias is set in 1939, where producer David O. Sezlnick is given just five days to turn the disastrous script of Gone with the Wind into a blockbuster or his career will be ruined. In desperation, Selznick locks himself in his office with director Victor Fleming and screenwriter Ben Hecht to salvage the script in a marathon rewrite session. Tempers wear thin and patience is tried as the story behind the film’s now-famous dialog unfolds in glorious Technicolor right before the audience’s eyes.