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The Old Man and the Sea
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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.
Title:
The old man and the sea
[videorecording]
[videorecording]
Publisher:
Warner Home Video
Alternate Title:
Ernest Hemingway's The old man and the sea
Additional Contributors:
Imprint:
Burbank, CA - Warner Home Video
ISBN:
0790732815
Language:
English and
French
Credits:
Director of photography, James Wong Howe ; editor, Arthur P. Schmidt ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Performers:
Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver.
Notes:
Includes English and French language tracks, with optional English or French subtitles
Closed-captioned
DVD
Special features: interactive menus; scene access; theatrical trailer; Hemingway: the legend and the sea; behind-the-scenes documentary
Disc has both standard and widescreen presentations
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
Based on the book by Ernest Hemingway
Closed-captioned
DVD
Special features: interactive menus; scene access; theatrical trailer; Hemingway: the legend and the sea; behind-the-scenes documentary
Disc has both standard and widescreen presentations
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
Based on the book by Ernest Hemingway
Statement of responsibility:
Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by John Sturges ; produced by Leland Hayward ; screenplay by Peter Viertel ; a Leland Hayward production ; a Warner Bros. presentation
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (86 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in
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Add a CommentI loved director John Sturges' and Spencer Tracy's collaboration three years previous to this, "Bad Day at Black Rock". This piece was wonderful -- as a sedative. Just like watching paint dry. Apparently even Hemingway himself, who was personally involved in the production, was disappointed with it. Stock wildlife footage, rubber marlin... Terrible movie. Should've never been attempted.
This is another Hemingway oeuvre that I decided to watch instead of read, although the book itself is quite short. And again, I'm happy that I didn't read the book and only wasted a couple of hours watching the movie. This poor old man cannot catch a fish, and when he does- it almost kills him! All work and no reward, not my kind of story. For those who are students of the futility of life, you might like this movie.