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The Great Gatsby (Season 4, Episode 3)

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TV Episode | Documentary, History

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby focuses on how the American dream may be unattainable, as seen through Jay Gatsby's desire for Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald and his character Gatsby have similar family backgrounds and love lives....See moreF. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby focuses on how the American dream may be unattainable, as seen through Jay Gatsby's desire for Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald and his character Gatsby have similar family backgrounds and love lives. The extravagance and imagery portrayed in The Great Gatsby has been the basis for advertising campaigns, and the novel's popularity has inspired several film adaptations. See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Donald Sutherland Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Karen Garvey Jordan Baker Jordan Baker See fewer	Fat Chance (II) (2001)
Ryan Shively Nick Carraway Nick Carraway See fewer	Leatherheads (2008)
Tim Mathes Jay Gatsby Jay Gatsby See fewer	Ghost Stories (I) (1997)
Gwendolyn Thorne Myrtle Wilson Myrtle Wilson See fewer	Ghost Stories (I) (1997)
Alfred Kazin Self Self See fewer	Camera Three (1954)
Sam Waterston Self Self See fewer	The Killing Fields (1984)