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The Great Gatsby

1958 · 88 min

A stagey, talky chamber drama that smolders with longing and class resentment, feeling more like filmed theatre than cinema.

Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
Adaptation of the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald for "Playhouse 90." A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by
David Shaw
Starring
Robert Ryan, Jeanne Crain, Virginia Grey, Rod Taylor, Patricia Barry, Phillip Reed, Barry Atwater, Val Avery
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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