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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language Movie Release: 1974 DVD Release: 12/02/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 23 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Drama, Romance, Americana, Romantic Drama, Period Film

This third film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel was one of the most hyped movies of the summer of 1974. Robert Redford stars as self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby, who uses his vast (and implicitly ill-gotten) fortune to buy his way into Long Island society. Most of all, Gatsby wants to win back the love of socialite Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow), now married to "old money" Tom Buchanan (Bruce Dern). Calmly observing the passing parade is Nick Carraway (Sam Waterston), Gatsby's best friend, who narrates the film. Francis Ford Coppola's screenplay is meticulously faithful to the original novel, but Theoni V. Aldredge's costume design and Nelson Riddle's nostalgic musical score won the film its only Oscars. The huge supporting cast includes Howard Da Silva, who played Wilson in the 1949 Great Gatsby, and a very young Patsy Kensit as Daisy's daughter. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Robert Redford - Jay Gatsby
Mia Farrow - Daisy Buchanan
Bruce Dern - Tom Buchanan
Karen Black - Myrtle Wilson
Scott Wilson - George Wilson
Sam Waterston - Nick Carraway

This lavishly mounted adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's tragic love story gets a simple, but well-executed, presentation for its release on DVD. The Great Gatsby has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at its original widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with the images enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. In addition to the original English soundtrack, a dubbed version in French has been included, as well as optional English subtitles. No bonus materials have been included for this release. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide