Spencer Tracy
The Old Man
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The Old Man and the Sea is a 1958 American adventure drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Spencer Tracy. The screenplay by Peter Viertel was based on the 1952 novella of the same name by Ernest Hemingway . Dimitri Tiomkin won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the film. The film was also nominated for Best ...
A film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novella about an old Cuban fisherman who catches a giant marlin and faces sharks and other dangers. Starring Spencer Tracy, who earned an Oscar nomination for his role, and directed by John Sturges.
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- Adventure, Drama
- John Sturges, Fred Zinnemann
- 1958-10-11
A classic adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel about a Cuban fisherman who catches a giant fish. Starring Spencer Tracy, Harry Bellaver, and Don Diamond, directed by John Sturges.
- John Sturges
- Felipe Pazos Jr.
Academy Award winner Spencer Tracy stars in Ernest Hemingway's classic story of an aged but indomitable Cuban fisherman and his battle against the sea.
Scarred by relentless time and a long string of bad luck, white-haired Cuban fisherman Santiago swallows his pride every afternoon when he returns home empty-handed; 84 days without a catch could break the spirit of most men. However, Santiago cannot afford defeat. And on the 85th day--a warm, rosy morning of September, the month of the big ...
John Sturges. Director. Ernest Hemingway. Novel. Peter Viertel. Screenplay. Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.
