The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elliott Nugent, and produced by Richard Maibaum, from a screenplay by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume. It is based on the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The music score was by Robert Emmett Dolan, and the cinematography by John F. Seitz. The production was designed by Roland Anderson and Hans Dreier, and the costumes by Edith Head.
Plot
A mysterious figure, Jay Gatsby, who throws lavish parties at his Long Island Sound estate, asks neighbor Nick Carraway to arrange a private tea with Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan. It turns out Gatsby loved her before going off to war.
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| author | Cyril Hume Richard Maibaum |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Elliott Nugent |
| editor | Ellsworth Hoagland |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | gas station kill long island long island sound married mysterious figure wealthy man |
| musicBy | Robert E. Dolan |
| producer | Richard Maibaum |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |