---
title: 'The Great Gatsby (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elliott Nugent'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-gatsby-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041428/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Gatsby (1949)

1949 · 91 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American historical romance drama film directed by Elliott Nugent and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. The film stars Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, and Barry Sullivan and features Shelley Winters and Howard Da Silva, the latter of whom returned in the 1974 version. It is based on the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set during the raucous Jazz Age on Long Island near New York City, the plot follows the exploits of enigmatic millionaire and bootlegger Jay Gatsby, who attempts to win back the affections of his former lover Daisy Buchanan with the aid of her second cousin Nick Carraway.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elliott Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-nugent)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Maibaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-maibaum), [Cyril Hume](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-hume)
- **Producer:** [Richard Maibaum](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-maibaum)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert E. Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-dolan)
- **Director of Photography:** [John F. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-f-seitz)
- **Editor:** [Ellsworth Hoagland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellsworth-hoagland)

## Cast

- [Ruth Hussey](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-hussey)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Ray Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-walker)
- [Barry Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sullivan)
- [Tito Vuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-vuolo)
- [Nicholas Joy](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-joy)
- [Macdonald Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/macdonald-carey)
- [Howard da Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-da-silva)
- [Ed Begley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-begley)
- [Henry Hull](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-hull)
- [Alan Ladd](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ladd) as Jay Gatsby
- [Elisha Cook Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisha-cook-jr)
- [Betty Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-field)

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