gone with the wind is the 1939 american movie based on margaret mitchell's book of the same name. it premiered in atlanta, georgia. it stars clark gable, vivien leigh, leslie howard and olivia de havilland. the movie tells the story of the american civil war from the perspective (view point) of a young southern woman named scarlett o'hara. the movie was very popular at the time. considering inflation, it is the highest-grossing movie of all time. the movie has been criticized for inaccurately showing slavery and the south, but the movie changed how african americans appeared on the screen. "gone with the wind" is considered one of the greatest movies of all time.