The great gatsby being a novel has been made into several film versions for viewers to actually see the novel and get a glimpse of the 1920's firsthand. The first film version was made in 1926 by Herbert Brenon starring Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson, and William Powell. The second film version made was made in 1949 by Elliott Nugent starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field, and Shelley Winters. For some copy rights reason, the film is not available anymore. The most famous version yet to be displayed was created in 1974 by Jack Clayton starring Robert Redford in the title role with Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan and Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway. Finaly, the last film version made was created in 2000 by Robert Markowitz starring Toby Stephens, Paul Rudd and Mira Sorvino. This film was made for television.
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