The Great Gatsby

Based On the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American historical romance drama film directed by Elliott Nugent and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. The film stars Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, and Barry Sullivan and features Shelley Winters and Howard Da Silva, the latter of whom returned in the 1974 version. It is based on the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set during the raucous Jazz Age on Long Island near New York City, the plot follows the exploits of enigmatic millionaire and bootlegger Jay Gatsby, who attempts to win back the affections of his former lover Daisy Buchanan with the aid of her second cousin Nick Carraway.

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Release date:

1949

Director:

Elliott Nugent

Cast:

Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Shelley Winters

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1949 in adaptations