Luscious at the movies: A quick look at the various film and TV adaptations of The Great Gatsby, including filming locations for each production…
The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) in 1922 during the Roaring Twenties in New York City and Long Island, New York, becoming a literary classic upon publication in 1925.
It has been made into several film, television, musical, operatic, radio and computer game adaptations – read more here.
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The following is a quick summary of each film, including filming locations, where known.
The Great Gatsby (1926)
Starring: Warner Baxter, Lois Wilson, William Powell, Georgia Hale, Neil Hamilton, Carmelita Geraghty
Filming locations:
Special note: No footage of the film survives other than the 1 minute trailer, which is included as one of the 50 films in the 3-disk boxed DVD set called More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931 (2004), compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from five American film archives. It is preserved by the Library of Congress (AFI/Jack Tillmany collection).
Watch the trailer: YouTube
Buy the DVD: Amazon
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Starring: Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Shelley Winters, Macdonald Carey, Ruth Hussey, Barry Sullivan, Howard Da Silva, Elisha Cook Jr
Filming locations:
Watch a scene from the film: YouTube
Buy the DVD: Amazon
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Starring: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, Lois Chiles, Howard Da Silva, Roberts Blossom, Edward Herrmann
Filming locations:
- Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA
- Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
- Hammersmith Farm, Ocean Drive, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Gatsby West Egg Mansion)
- Heatherden Hall, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England (Buchanan’s residence)
- Hope Street, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Daisy’s house when a child)
- Land’s End, Sands Point, Long Island (swimming pool murder scene)
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Marble House – 596 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- Newport, Rhode Island, USA
- Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England (studio) (interiors)
- Plaza Hotel – 750 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York
- Rosecliff Mansion – 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, USA (Gatsby Mansion)
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel – 301 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
Watch the trailer: YouTube
Buy the DVD: Amazon
Buy the soundtrack: Amazon
The Great Gatsby (2000)
Starring: Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan, Francie Swift, Heather Goldenhersh
Filming locations:
Watch scenes from the film: YouTube
Buy the DVD: Amazon
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki
Filming locations:
- Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Valley of the Ashes)
- Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
- Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Gatsbys Estate)
- Cook Road, Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Entrance to Gatsbys Mansion)
- Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (studio)
- Glebe Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- International College of Management, Sydney
- St. Patrick’s Seminary, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Gatsbys Mansion)
- Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Gatsbys Funeral Scenes)
- White Bay Power Station, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Valley of the Ashes)
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Read more: Wikipedia, IMDB, official site
Watch the trailer: YouTube
Pre-order the soundtrack: Amazon
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