'Gone With The Wind' line tops list

Gone With The Wind's"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" has topped a list of the best American film lines.

The line, spoken by Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) to Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) in the 1939 movie, topped the American Film Institute list for the organisation's annual special.

Marlon Brando was the voice behind the second and third lines - "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" (The Godfather) and "I coulda been a contender" (On The Waterfront).

The top ten were as follows:

• 1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" - Gone With The Wind, 1939


• 2. "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" - The Godfather, 1972


• 3. "You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am" - On the Waterfront, 1954


• 4. "Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" - The Wizard of Oz, 1939


• 5. "Here's looking at you, kid" - Casablanca, 1942


• 6. "Go ahead, make my day" - Sudden Impact, 1983


• 7. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" - Sunset Blvd., 1950


• 8. "May the Force be with you" - Star Wars, 1977


• 9. "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night" - All About Eve, 1950


• 10. "You talking to me?" - Taxi Driver, 1976