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The Old Man and the Sea

Name: The Old Man and the Sea
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1958
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Don Diamond, Mary Hemingway

“SPENCER TRACY in his most suspenseful role...ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S story of Heroism...Defeat...Victory!”

1958·1h 26m·🇺🇸

AdventureDrama

6.9/ 109,318 votes

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Direction

John Sturges

Writing

Ernest Hemingway, Peter Viertel

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography

James Wong Howe, Floyd Crosby

Cast

Spencer Tracy

The Old Man

Felipe Pazos

Manolin, the Boy

Harry Bellaver

Martin, the Cafe Bartender

Don Diamond

Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

Mary Hemingway

Tourist (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Gambler (uncredited)

Mauritz Hugo

Gambler (uncredited)

Tony Rosa

Gambler (uncredited)

Don Blackman

Arm Wrestler

Synopsis

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.