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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Great Gatsby Film Versions






There have been many different film versions of the Great Gatsby. They are all based on the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The latest film created for The Great Gatsby dates back to 1926. The most recent film for The Great Gatsby in 2000. The others inbetween include: 1949, 1974, and a 1999 opera.



The 1926 film was a silent film that starred Warner Baxter and Lois Wilson. The 1949 film starred Alan Ladd and Betty Field. The film created in 1974 starred Robert Redford and Mia Farrow. The opera performed in 1999 was composed by John Harbison. The most recent of these films is actually a television show which stars Toby Stevens and Mira Sorvino.


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