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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)
- Directors
- John Sturges
- Fred Zinnemann(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- 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.
- GoofsAlthough the Old Man is supposed to be way out at sea and all alone, at around 33:00 a small boat with a person on it can clearly be seen between the old man's body and his left arm. Apparently the previous wide shot (Old Man in boat) is reused as background for a following close shot of the Old Man.
- 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)
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Reflexion about the meaning of life.
It could easily have been a Jean De La Fontaine's tale, about the purpose of life, the meaning of achievement, the importance to succeed or not. You may argue, discuss concerning the way of filming and story telling, about the performance of Spence Tracy - whom I consider excellent here - but this story is really compelling for those who like thinking about a movie when getting out of the theater. And I guess that's the most important in a film. Good or not. Anyone already know the topic, so useless to come back to it. There is no John Sturge's trade mark here, but after all, has he ever had a real one? Hmmm....yes, maybe a bit, but the scheme of an individual fighting for something unaittable is something that many directors have already told about. One of the most interesting scheme for me.
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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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