The Great Gatsby (1974 film)

The Great Gatsby (1974 film)

The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American romantic drama film distributed by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Jack Clayton and produced by David Merrick, from a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name.

The film stars Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, and Lois Chiles with Howard Da Silva, Roberts Blossom, and Edward Herrmann.

Cast

Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby
   
Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan
   
Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan
   
Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway
   
Karen Black as Myrtle Wilson
   
Scott Wilson as George Wilson
   
Lois Chiles as Jordan Baker
   
Edward Herrmann as Ewing Klipspringer
   
Howard Da Silva as Meyer Wolfsheim
   
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Catherine
   
Regina Baff as Miss Baedecker
   
Vincent Schiavelli as Thin Man
   
Roberts Blossom as Mr. Gatz
   
Beth Porter as Mrs. McKee
   
Patsy Kensit as Pammy Buchanan; Kensit, aged 6, appears in her second film role (her first being in For the Love of Ada in 1972).

Tom Ewell had a minor role as a mourner but it was ultimately edited out of the cinematic release.