---
title: 'The Great Gatsby (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Clayton'
released: '1974-03-27'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-gatsby-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071577/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Gatsby (1974)

1974 · 138 min · Drama, Romance · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American historical romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Clayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-clayton)
- **Screenplay:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nelson Riddle](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-riddle)
- **Producer:** [David Merrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-merrick)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)
- **Editor:** [Tom Priestley](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-priestley)

## Cast

- [Scott Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-wilson) as George B. Wilson
- [Brooke Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooke-adams)
- [Beth Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-porter)
- [Vincent Schiavelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-schiavelli)
- [Patsy Kensit](https://cinepixo.com/people/patsy-kensit)
- [Kathryn Leigh Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-leigh-scott)
- [Roberts Blossom](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberts-blossom)
- [Edward Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-herrmann)
- [Robert Redford](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-redford) as Jay Gatsby
- [Karen Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-black) as Myrtle Wilson
- [Sam Waterston](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-waterston) as Nick Carraway
- [Mia Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-farrow) as Daisy Buchanan
- [Lois Chiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-chiles)
- [Howard da Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-da-silva) as Meyer Wolfshiem
- [Bob Sherman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-sherman)

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