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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Great Gatsby Film Versions

There was a Great Gatsby film made in 1926, it was a silent movie but it is considered to be a "lost film.
The second version was then made in 1949 by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Elliot Nugent and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume based on the novel.
The third big screen version was made in 1974 distributed by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced byDavid Merrick, from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The film stars Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, Sam Waterson as the viewpoint character, and Lois Chiles with Howard Da Silva, Roberts Blossom, and Edward Herrman.



In 2000 a tv movie version was also made. It starred Mira Sorvino as Daisy, Toby Stephens as Gatsby, and Paul Rudd as Nick Carraway.

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