The Old Man and the Sea (1958 film)

The Old Man and the Sea is a 1958 American adventure drama film directed by John Sturges with uncredited direction from Henry King and Fred Zinnemann. The screenplay the most literal, wordforword rendition of a written story ever filmed was adapted by Peter Viertel from the novella of the same name by Ernest Hemingway.

The Old Man in the film is a Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days without a catch. His only friend is a young boy who has been barred by his father from accompanying the Old Man out to sea. On the Old Mans 85th day out, he finally hooks a huge marlin, which he then tries to bring in and haul in from far out from shore. For three days and nightsm he battles the fish, which is portrayed in the film as it had been in Hemingways novella as a trial of mental and physical courage that becomes the ultimate test for him of his worth as a man.The director originally assigned to the film was Fred Zinnemann, but he withdrew, and was replaced by John Sturges. The films budget, originallymillion, grew tomillion in search of suitable fish footage. Sturges called it technically the sloppiest picture I have ever made. ........

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