The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

91 mins | Drama | July 13, 1949

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

The Great Gatsby

91 mins | Drama | July 13, 1949

The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Paramount
Original title The Great Gatsby
Directors Elliott Nugent, Herbert Coleman
Writers Owen Davis, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum

Cast

Alan Ladd

as Jay Gatsby

Betty Field

as Daisy Buchanan

Macdonald Carey

as Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway

Ruth Hussey

as Jordan Baker

Barry Sullivan

as Tom Buchanaan

Howard Da Silva

as Wilson

Shelley Winters

as Myrtle Wilson

Henry Hull

as Dan Cody

Ed Begley

as Myron Lupus

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Klipspringer