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Overview

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Director:
Jack Clayton
Writers:
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (novel)
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Release Date:
29 March 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Gone is the romance that was so divine.
Plot:
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations more
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(35 articles)
The Way He Lived Then
 (From Vanity Fair. 26 August 2009, 2:40 PM, PDT)

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Looks great, tastes awful more (85 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
144 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2003) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
Originally, Truman Capote was the screenwriter, and his draft included making Nick a homosexual and Jordan Baker a vindictive lesbian. Capote was fired, and Francis Ford Coppola finished his draft in three weeks. more
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Anachronisms: Although set in 1925, a 1934 Packard drives by at one point. more
Quotes:
Nick Carraway: There was music from my neighbor's house through those summer nights. In his enchanted gardens, men and girls came and went like moths, among the whispering and the champagne and the stars. I believe that few people were actually invited to these parties. They just went. They got into automobiles that bore them out to Long Island, and somehow they ended up at Gatsby's door. Come for the party with a simplicity of heart that was it's own ticket of admission. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Thirteen (2003) more
Soundtrack:
What'll I Do? more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Looks great, tastes awful, 8 July 2002
Author: gf212121 from New York

This adaptation may have worked with the mute button on, but the cheezy movie-of-the-week score, the shrill cries of Mia Farrow, and the pallid reading by Robert Redford doom this film. Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan makes as much sense as Jimmie 'J.J.' Walker as Muhammad Ali - the physical strength that defined Tom is totally missing.

The staging, costumes, and incidentals (cars, etc.) are gorgeous, but the beauty of Fitzgerald's prose is nowhere to be found. This must be a difficult work to film, and it shows.

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