The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby (1974)

Timing: 2:24 (144 min)

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Release date

1974-03-27

Country

United States

Production

Paramount

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$6 500 000

Revenue

$20 563 273

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Director

Jack Clayton

Actors

Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, Sam Waterston, Lois Chiles, Howard Da Silva, Roberts Blossom, Edward Herrmann
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Scenario

Producer

David Merrick

Operator

Douglas Slocombe

Composer

Artist

George Richardson

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Editing

Tom Priestley
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• Initially, the renowned writer Truman Capote took on the screenplay based on Fitzgerald's novel. However, the film's producers were strongly dissatisfied with what he had done to the original. Capote, who made no secret of his unconventional sexual orientation, promptly made Nick homosexual and Jordan a latent lesbian, for which he was disgracefully fired, and the screenplay was quickly finished in just three weeks by the still-young Francis Ford Coppola.
• Producer Robert Evans, who owned the rights to the screenplay, wanted only one woman to play Daisy – his wife, Ali MacGraw. She was cast, but during filming of 'The Getaway,' she unexpectedly fell in love with Steve McQueen and left Evans. In retaliation, he immediately replaced his wife in the role with the much more beautiful actress Mia Farrow.
• Warren Beatty refused the role of Gatsby. He was initially even interested in the project, but when he learned that MacGraw would be his partner, he withdrew. According to Beatty, he couldn't even imagine having any “chemistry” with her.
• According to critics, it was not possible to transfer the style of the novel to the screen, despite the high budget.
• Mia Farrow was pregnant during filming, so the film features many close-ups of the actress, and she also wore costumes that could conceal her condition.
• Jack Nicholson and Steve McQueen could also have played Gatsby.
• Rumor has it that Natalie Wood auditioned for the role of Daisy.
• Howard Da Silva, who played Meyer Wolfshiem, also played George Wilson in the film «The Great Gatsby» (1949).
• Initially, the well-known writer Truman Capote took on the screenplay based on Fitzgerald's novel. However, the film's producers strongly disliked that Capote had made Nick gay and Jordan a latent lesbian. Francis Ford Coppola rewrote the screenplay in just three weeks.
• Producer Robert Evans, who owned the rights to the screenplay, wanted only one woman – his wife, Eli McGrow – for the role of Daisy. She was approved, but during the filming of 'Escape' she unexpectedly fell in love with Steve McQueen and left Evans. In retaliation, he immediately replaced his wife with actress Mia Farrow.
• The film is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby' (1925).
• Initially, the screenplay based on Fitzgerald's novel was undertaken by the renowned writer Truman Capote. However, the film's producers strongly disliked Capote's portrayal of Nick as gay and Jordan as a latent lesbian. Francis Ford Coppola rewrote the screenplay in just three weeks.
• Producer Robert Evans, who owned the rights to the screenplay, wanted only one woman for the role of Daisy – his wife, Ali MacGraw. She was cast, but unexpectedly fell in love with Steve McQueen during the filming of 'The Getaway' and left Evans. In retaliation, he immediately replaced his wife with actress Mia Farrow.
• Howard Da Silva, who played Meyer Wolfsheim, also played George Wilson in the 1949 film version of 'The Great Gatsby'.