The Great Gatsby

5.5
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 91 min
  • Premiere: 1949. July 13.

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

Discover

Alan Ladd

Jay Gatsby

Betty Field

Daisy Buchanan

Macdonald Carey

Nicholas 'Nick' Carraway

Ruth Hussey

Jordan Baker

Barry Sullivan

Tom Buchanaan

Shelley Winters

Myrtle Wilson

Henry Hull

Dan Cody

Ed Begley

Myron Lupus

Elisha Cook Jr.

Klipspringer

Jack Gargan

Gold Pro

James Carlisle

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Cop at Accident Scene (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Party Guest (uncredited)

Art

Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Camera

Harlow Stengel

Assistant Camera

John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Jan Domela

Special Effects

Gordon Jennings

Special Effects

Irmin Roberts

Special Effects

Directing

Elliott Nugent

Director

Herbert Coleman

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Walter Oberst

Sound Recordist

Writing

Owen Davis

Theatre Play

Cyril Hume

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum

Screenplay

Art

Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Camera

Harlow Stengel

Assistant Camera

John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Jan Domela

Special Effects

Gordon Jennings

Special Effects

Irmin Roberts

Special Effects

Directing

Elliott Nugent

Director

Herbert Coleman

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Walter Oberst

Sound Recordist

Writing

Owen Davis

Theatre Play

Cyril Hume

Screenplay

Richard Maibaum

Screenplay