The Great Gatsby
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 29, 1974 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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VarietyStaff [Not Credited]
The Francis Coppola script and Jack Clayton's direction paint a savagely genteel portrait of an upper class generation that deserved in spades what it got circa 1929 and after.
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The Great Gatsby is a superficially beautiful hunk of a movie with nothing much in common with the spirit of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. Read full review
60
EmpireStaff [Not Credited]
An opulent and accurate portrayal of the period that drags too much to stay interesting. Read full review
30
TimeJay Cocks
Gatsby's sad and curious history has resulted in a dull, dreadful movie. The film is faithful to the letter of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel but entirely misses its spirit. Read full review
30
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Nothing that Mr. Clayton does with the actors or with the camera comes close to catching the spirit of Fitzgerald's impatient brilliance. The film transforms "Gatsby" into a period love story that seems to take itself as solemnly as "Romeo and Juliet." Read full review
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