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The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby

A Great Cast... A Great Novel... A Great Motion Picture

5.4

1h 31m

1949

“A Great Cast... A Great Novel... A Great Motion Picture”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Elliott Nugent

Trailer

DramaMysteryRomance

long island, new yorkfilm noir

Cast & Crew

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

as Jay Gatsby

Betty Field

Betty Field

as Daisy Buchanan

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

as Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey

as Jordan Baker

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

as Tom Buchanaan

Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

as Wilson

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

as Myrtle Wilson

Henry Hull

Henry Hull

as Dan Cody

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

as Myron Lupus

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