The Great Gatsby is a 2013 English-language Drama Romance motion picture written by Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The movie is directed by Baz Luhrmann and produced by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman, Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher under the banner of Village Roadshow Pictures in collaboration with Bazmark Productions, A&E Television and Red Wagon Entertainment. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick Carraway , who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties on Long Island in New York. The great gatsby features Leonardo Dicaprio in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke and Amitabh Bachchan. The screenplay is written by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce which is inspired from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The music was composed by Craig Armstrong. Cinematography was done by Simon Duggan and editing by Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine and Jonathan Redmond. The motion picture has a running time of 142 minutes. It was released on 16th May 2013. The Great Gatsby was made on a budget of $105 million and at the box office it grossed only $24 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures. At the 2014 Oscar Awards It won 2 awards including: Best Achievement in Costume Design and Best Achievement in Production Design. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick Carraway , who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties on Long Island in New York.