With Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby in theaters, BBC explores the man behind the novel in the documentary film The Great Gatsby: Midnight in Manhattan. The movie was produced as part of BBC’s acclaimed art series Omnibus in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the classic novel, which has continued to gain in popularity since it was first published in 1925. The Great Gatsby: Midnight in Manhattan looks at the story’s origins, the roaring 1920s and F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s interest in writing. It looks at the life and dark creative side of Fitzgerald, his disappointing college days at Princeton, his difficult relationship with fellow author Ernest Hemingway and his turbulent last days in Hollywood. The Great Gatsby: Midnight in Manhattan is narrated by British actor Tara Fitzgerald (TV’s Waking the Dead), no relation, » - Sam