DramaRomance

The Great Gatsby

- Gone is the romance that was so divine

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

Release Date : 1974-03-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jay Gatsby

Original Name : Robert Redford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daisy Buchanan

Original Name : Mia Farrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tom Buchanan

Original Name : Bruce Dern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Myrtle Wilson

Original Name : Karen Black

Gender : Female

Character Name : George Wilson

Original Name : Scott Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nick Carraway

Original Name : Sam Waterston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jordan Baker

Original Name : Lois Chiles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Meyer Wolfsheim

Original Name : Howard Da Silva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Gatz

Original Name : Roberts Blossom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Klipspringer

Original Name : Edward Herrmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wilson's Friend

Original Name : Elliott Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dog Vendor

Original Name : Arthur Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catherine

Original Name : Kathryn Leigh Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. McKee

Original Name : Beth Porter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. McKee

Original Name : Paul Tamarin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gatsby's Bodyguard

Original Name : John Devlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pamela Buchanan

Original Name : Patsy Kensit

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pamela's Nurse

Original Name : Marjorie Wildes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Blain Fairman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective at Pool

Original Name : Norman Chancer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective at Pool

Original Name : Bob Sherman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Baedeker

Original Name : Regina Baff

Gender : Female

Character Name : A Twin at Gatsby Party

Original Name : Janet Arters

Gender : Male

Character Name : A Twin at Gatsby Party

Original Name : Louise Arters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : John Franchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comic

Original Name : Sammy Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Evans (uncredited)

Original Name : Franklin Cover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Brooke Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Ramon Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Staffer (uncredited)

Original Name : Duncan Inches

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Mildred Shay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Lucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend (uncredited)

Original Name : James Berwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mourner (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ewell

Gender : Male

Character Name : New York Journal Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jerry Mayer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thin Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Vincent Schiavelli

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-23

"Nick" (Sam Waterston) lives in a cottage on the edge of the estate owned by the enigmatic "Gatsby" (Robert Redford) and is fascinated by the man. He has old money wealth and regularly hosts lavish parties for strangers whom her barely knows and to which he rarely bothers to go. "Nick" is unexpectedly invited to one such party and then to meet the man himself who isn't quite what he was expecting. This is the start of an unusual friendship that introduces him to a life of shallow profligacy, duplicity and some fairly ghastly individuals. "Gatsby" has taken a shine to "Daisy" (Mia Farrow) who is married to the rather brutish "Tom" (Bruce Dorn) and much of the rest of this lengthy period melodrama follows the intricacies of the new relationship between these two men, and of the latter man's increasingly dubious lifestyle that isn't quite playing out as "Nick" anticipated. Now this adaptation is an almost literal one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel - and that might have worked were we in a theatre. We are not, though, and what we are presented with here is a wordy and frankly rather sterile and plodding character study. Too much reliance is placed on the aesthetic elements - the costumes, sets, lavishness of the parties; indeed the imagery is gorgeous. It's supposed to be a love story, but the purported relationship between Redford and Farrow just doesn't resonate. I never really understood why she was so acclaimed in the first place - her performances were always rather hit or miss. The narration from Waterston also becomes a little too flat and the contrasting existences of the fabulously wealthy and the subsistence poor is hardly developed at all. My star of the film is Karen Black's "Myrtle" - possibly the only persona here that exudes anything like a sense of personality as she juggles her marriage and her affair. This is a nasty story about selfish and thoughtless people, but this iteration simply fails to capture that emotion, or - indeed - any other emotion either. Lots and lots of style, but it's lacking soul.