The 12 Best Robert Redford Movies to Celebrate an Eternal Icon

6. The Great Gatsby (The Great Gatsby, 1974)

Before Leonardo DiCaprio, it was Robert Redford who brought the enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby to life. In this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, Redford captures Gatsby’s melancholy and desperate hope in his quest for the lost love Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow), amidst the luxury and decadence of the 1920s.