On this day in 1940, M-G-M placed in wide-release GONE WITH THE WIND. Directed by VICTOR FLEMING and based on the epic best-seller by MARGARET MITCHELL, this iconic masterpiece remains one of Hollywood’s greatest achievements. CLARK GABLE and VIVIEN LEIGH headline the cast that also includes EVELYN KEYES, THOMAS MITCHELL, ANN RUTHERFORD, HATTIE McDANIEL, OLIVIA de HAVILLIAND, LESLIE HOWARD and BUTTERFLY McQUEEN.