The Sun Also Rises (TV 1984)

An ex-soldier suffered some sort of injury to his genitals during World War I. Instead of going back home to the USA, he stays in Paris with several other wounded souls; some have been ... See full summary »

Director:

James Goldstone

Writers:

Ernest Hemingway (novel), Robert L. Joseph

Stars:

Hart Bochner, Jane Seymour, Robert Carradine

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Hart Bochner	...	Jake Barnes
Jane Seymour	...	Brett Ashley
Robert Carradine	...	Robert Cohn
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Bill Gorton
Ian Charleson	...	Mike Campbell
Leonard Nimoy	...	Count Mippipopolous
Stéphane Audran	...	Georgette
Andrea Occhipinti	...	Pedro Romero
Élisabeth Bourgine	...	Nicole
Hutton Cobb	...	Chaz
Jennifer Hilary	...	Frances Clyne
Arch Taylor	...	Lew Braddocks
Renata Benedict	...	Eve Braddocks
Julian Sands	...	Gerald
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Alric	...	Man in Cafe

Storyline

An ex-soldier suffered some sort of injury to his genitals during World War I. Instead of going back home to the USA, he stays in Paris with several other wounded souls; some have been physically wounded, while others are suffer from psychological wounds.

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Plot Keywords:

paris france | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ja aurinko nousee

Filming Locations:

Pamplona, Navarra, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing (1998)

User Reviews

Not as bad as all that

Some good and some bad compared to the 1957 effort. The story is better told. The movie is basically the latter half of it. (Yes, we do learn what happened to Jake). There's more time in a miniseries to tell a story like this. Jane Seymour, a very talented actress is fine as Lady Brett. Hart Bochner lacks charisma as the lead. It's hard to tell why everybody thinks he's such a dynamic guy. Robert Carradine is a much more impressive Cohen than Mel Ferrer. We learn much more about the character here. The actors are all much younger, (or at least younger-looking) than their 1957 counterparts. It gives the impression of kids playing "grown-up". It's hard to compare Bochner to Tyrone Power, Zeljko Ivanek to Eddie Albert, Ian Charleston to Errol Flynn, etc. because the 1957 cast consisted of older, more accomplished performers. And yet, since this takes place in the 1920's, the characters would have been more the age of the performers in the mini-series. The 1957 cast was almost old enough to have fought in World War I themselves.