The Great Gatsby (1974 film)

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Clayton
Screenplay by	Francis Ford Coppola
Based on	The Great Gatsby; by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Produced by	David Merrick
Starring	Robert Redford; Mia Farrow; Bruce Dern; Sam Waterston; Karen Black;
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Tom Priestley
Music by	Nelson Riddle
Production; company	Newdon Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	March 29, 1974;
Running time	146 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million
Box office	$26.5 million

The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American historical romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was directed by Jack Clayton, produced by David Merrick, and written by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, and Karen Black. The plot concerns the interactions of writer Nick Carraway with enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby (Redford) and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan (Farrow), amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age on Long Island near New York City.

The Great Gatsby was preceded by 1926 and 1949 films of the same name. Despite a mixed reception by critics, the 1974 film grossed over $26 million against a $7 million budget. Coppola later stated that the film failed to follow his screenplay. In 2013, a fourth film adaptation was produced.

^ British Board of Film Classification 2013.
^ The Great Gatsby, Box Office Information. Archived April 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

[FOOTNOTEBritish_Board_of_Film_Classification2013-1] British Board of Film Classification 2013.

[Gross-2] The Great Gatsby, Box Office Information. Archived April 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The Numbers. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

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