The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick, from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on the novel of the same title by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This film is the 3rd filmed version of the novel.
The previous two, also made by Paramount, were: The Great Gatsby (1926), The Great Gatsby (1949), directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Alan Ladd as Gatsby, Betty Field as Daisy, Shelley Winters, Macdonald Carey, Barry Sullivan, and Howard Da Silva.
The 1926 Film version of the Great Gatsby was made as a silent film. This was the first filmed version of the novel. It was made by the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation and Paramount Pictures. The film was a famous example of a lost film. This film was directed by Herbert Brenon. Warner Baxter played Gatsby, Lois Wilson as Daisy Buchanan, and Neil Hamilton as Nick.
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