Original: The epic film , set in the Old South in and around the time of the American Civil War , stars Clark Gable , Vivien Leigh , Leslie Howard , Olivia de Havilland , and Hattie McDaniel .
Simplified: Gone with the Wind told the story of the American Civil War from the perspective ( view point ) of a young , southern woman named Scarlett OHara ( Vivien Leigh ) .