The Old Man and the Sea [1958 film]
by John Sturges (Director), Aleksandr Petrov
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An aging Cuban fisherman, alone in a small skiff, catches a magnificent marlin and must defy the sea, marauding sharks, and his own flagging strength to bring his great catch home.Tags
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Produced in 1958, based on novel by Ernest Hemingway. An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.
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"We went into the movie theatre and saw just 10 or 15 minutes," said Hotchner. "Then Hemingway said, 'Are you ready?' And we got up and left. He was pretty upset. He said, 'You know, you write something you think is pretty good, and then they do that to it. [Spencer] Tracy looks more like Gertrude Stein [the novelist and poet] than Santiago.'"
Hotchner agreed it did not work: "It had none of show more the poetry of the book. None of the drama. And it had no heart. ..." show less
Hotchner agreed it did not work: "It had none of show more the poetry of the book. None of the drama. And it had no heart. ..." show less
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- The Old Man and the Sea [1958 film]
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- 1958
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