The Scarlett O'Hara War Bros. Television. This was the second time Morgan Brittany portrayed Vivien Leigh; she had previously played Leigh in "Gable and Lombard" (1976), a biopic of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Also, actress Annie Potts, of "Designing Women" fame, has a small, uncredited role as a starlet who auditions for the role of Scarlett. The complete film is one of the bonus features on the Blu-ray Bonus disc (disc 2) included with the 70th Anniversary Limited Edition of "Gone With the Wind" from Warner Home Video. The Scarlett O'Hara War The Scarlett O'Hara War is a 1980 made-for-TV docudrama film directed
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