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The Great Gatsby (1949)

Original title: the great gatsby
Production: USA|91 min| black and white
Dramatic, Romantic
Poster of movie The Great Gatsby
to tell the story is the voiceover of nick carroway, a young man who makes the key moment of his youth coincide with the knowledge of a character as fascinating as it is ambiguous, hay gatsby, a gangster with a romantic heart. carroway tells how and when he discovered the bond that united gatsby and his former flame, daisy, the woman who while he was at the front had married another- accomplice the young man, the old lovers could have declared their feelings again.
The same story is the basis of the movies:

Origin of the subject

dal libro: The Great Gatsby (1925, F. Scott fitzgerald)

Direction

Elliott NugentElliott Nugent: regista

Production and Screenplay

Cyril HumeCyril Hume: sceneggiatore
Cyril HumeCyril Hume: scrittore
Richard Maibaum: produttore
Richard Maibaum: sceneggiatore
Richard Maibaum: scrittore

Characters and Interpreters

Daisy Buchanan
Betty FieldBetty Field(età:33)
Danny
Henry HullHenry Hull(età:59)
Jay Gatsby
Alan LaddAlan Ladd(età:36)
Klipspringer
Elisha Cook jr.Elisha Cook jr.(età:46)
Myron Lupus
Ed BegleyEd Begley(età:48)
Wilson
Howard DasilvaHoward Dasilva(età:40)
janet baker
Ruth HusseyRuth Hussey(età:35)
marta wilson
Shelley WintersShelley Winters(età:29)
nicholas 'nick' carraway
Macdonald CareyMacdonald Carey(età:36)
tom buchanaan
Barry SullivanBarry Sullivan(età:37)
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William SelfWilliam Self(età:28)
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Ray TealRay Teal(età:47)
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Carole MathewsCarole Mathews(età:29)
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Edward Clark(età:71)
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Nicholas JoyNicholas Joy(età:65)
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Ray WalkerRay Walker(età:45)
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Howard JoslinHoward Joslin(età:42)
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Bess FlowersBess Flowers(età:51)
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Robert Cunningham(età:28)
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Jack Gargan(età:49)
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Sam Ash(età:65)
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Tito Vuolo(età:56)
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ManBob Templeton(età:31)
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Edward Biby(età:63)
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Len Hendry(età:40)
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Richard Keene(età:50)
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Sayre DearingSayre Dearing(età:50)
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Ralph MontgomeryRalph Montgomery(età:38)
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William MeaderWilliam Meader(età:45)
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Walter Greaza(età:52)
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Marc Hamilton(età:27)
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Lisa Golm(età:58)
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Marion Gray(età:64)
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Bhogwan Singh(età:66)
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Bruce Carruthers(età:48)
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Jerry James(età:39)
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Bill Sheehan(età:26)
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John Alban(età:46)
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Laura Mason(età:25)
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Hal Rand(età:41)
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Renee Randall(età:38)
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Diane Nance(età:7)
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Dorothy Dayton(età:41)

Technical staff

Robert Emmett Dolan: musiche
John F.seitzJohn F.seitz: direttore della fotografia
Edith HeadEdith Head: costumista
Hans DreierHans Dreier: scenografo
Ray MoyerRay Moyer: arredatore
ManRoland Anderson: scenografo
Ellsworth Hoagland: montatore
Wally WestmoreWally Westmore: truccatore
Hal Lierley: truccatore
Lenore Weaver: parrucchiere
Nellie Manley: parrucchiere
Sam ComerSam Comer: arredatore
Edith Keon: parrucchiere

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1949)

Mario BesestiMario Besesti Voice of Ed Begley
Gualtiero De AngelisGualtiero De Angelis Voice of Barry Sullivan
Carlo RomanoCarlo Romano Voice of Elisha Cook jr.
Dhia CristianiDhia Cristiani Voice of Betty Field
Franca DominiciFranca Dominici Voice of Ruth Hussey
Lauro GazzoloLauro Gazzolo Voice of Howard Dasilva
Augusto MarcacciAugusto Marcacci Voice of Alan Ladd
Emilio CigoliEmilio Cigoli Voice of Macdonald Carey
Rosetta CalavettaRosetta Calavetta Voice of Shelley Winters
Corrado RaccaCorrado Racca Voice of Henry Hull