Jay Gatsby

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The mysterious self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby

The mysterious self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby

Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby in the 1974 film adaptation of The Great Gatsby,...

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Scene from Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby

Scene from Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby

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