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An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 4 nominations total
Felipe Pazos
- The Boy
- (as Felipe Pazos Jr.)
Richard Alameda
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Robert Alderette
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Don Alvarado
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Don Blackman
- Hand Wrestler
- (uncredited)
Don Diamond
- Cafe Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Mary Hemingway
- Tourist
- (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Mike Morelli
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
George Nardelli
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Jose Portugal
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
Carlos Rivero
- Gambler
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaErnest Hemingway was initially involved in the production, although the extent of his participation after selling his book's film rights to Warner Bros. was to go marlin fishing off the coast of Peru to try to find a fish suitable for use in the film. In the end, the producers used a rubber marlin and stock footage of marlin fishing in which Hemingway didn't participate. After seeing the film, Hemingway expressed his disappointment, remarking that Spencer Tracy looked less like a Cuban peasant fisherman than the rich actor he was. Nevertheless, Tracy earned an Oscar nomination for the role.
- Goofs(at around 30 mins) There's a white fishing line extending upward from the marlin as it jumps out of the water, which is impossible because Spencer Tracy is sitting at water level. As explained in the end titles, this footage was obtained when Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a record-sized marlin at the Cabo Blanco Fishing Club in Peru.
- Quotes
The Old Man: Do not blame the hand, it is not the hand's fault
- Crazy creditsThe only opening credit is the following: Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. The cast and crew all appear in the closing credits. There were only three cast members named and are listed in the following order: Felipe Pazos Jr., Harry Bellaver, Spencer Tracy.
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
Featured review
An American drama; A story about an old Cuban fisherman who has not caught anything in 84 days. This is a film adaptation of Hemingway's Pulitzer winning novella. The best that can be said about it is Spencer Tracy's Academy Award nominated performance, its winning score, and the sumptuous colour photography also recognised that year by the Academy. It is a faithful adaptation in terms of narrative. Tracy embodies the old man wonderfully, particularly in capturing the modesty and kindliness of Santiago - the Cuban apprentice boy's hero. The film's shortcomings can be said to be the production values i.e. The scenes at sea. The producers also failed to effect Santiago's wrestling with the fish, scenes which were key to the source material as well; the brilliant stock footage of big fish only go so far to assuage the disappointment in these sequences. All in all, viewers will admire Tracy for his naturalism on screen - something that comes easy to very few film actors.
- shakercoola
- May 27, 2018
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $67,740
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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