See here: Gone With the Wind: Making an Epic

On Dec. 15, 1939, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and other stars packed an Atlanta theater for the premiere of the most expensive, most anticipated film made to date: Gone With the Wind. In the nearly-four-hour Civil War epic, Gable and Leigh brought to life the passionately dysfunctional relationship between Scarlett O’Hara, a spoiled Southern belle, and Rhett Butler, the outspoken rogue who loves her. On the 70th anniversary of the film’s debut, take a look back at how it came together.