The.Old.Man.And.The.Sea.1958.NTSC

The Old Man And The Sea: John Sturges's adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's

short novel, often regarded as an allegory of the latter part of the writer's career,

stars Spencer Tracy as Santiago, an aged Cuban fisherman who has been

nearly three months without a significant haul. Heaped with ridicule by other

fisherman, he once again pushes off in his decrepit ketch, hoping that this trip

will finally bring success. After a time at sea he hooks a powerful marlin that

drags the man's tiny craft for a couple of days. Santiago engages in an epic

battle with the monster, his hands nearly cut to ribbons as he's pushed to the

limit of his dwindling strength. At rest during lulls in this war, he has dreams of

his stronger and younger self, only to awaken to reality. At length, through guile,

experience, and endurance, he lands the hefty marlin with a harpoon and secures

him to the side of his boat. But a new danger arises, in the form of a school of

hungry sharks that attacks the boat, attempting to seize his catch. Tracy's work

is memorable in this stagy adaptation of the well-loved literary work.



Runtime:86 min

Country:USA

Language:English

Color:Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:Mono

Category:Drama

Original titlel:The Old Man and the Sea

Prod Year:1958

Director:John Sturges

Script:Ernest Hemingway, Peter Viertel

Actors:Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Don Diamond,

Don Blackman, Joey Ray, Mary Hemingway, Richard Alameda, Tony Rosa

IMDB:



7,0/10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052027/