The Sun Also Rises (1957)

A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.

Director:

Henry King

Writers:

Peter Viertel (screenplay), Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Stars:

Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Errol Flynn

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tyrone Power	...	Jake Barnes
Ava Gardner	...	Lady Brett Ashley
Mel Ferrer	...	Robert Cohn
Errol Flynn	...	Mike Campbell
Eddie Albert	...	Bill Gorton
Gregory Ratoff	...	Count Mippipopolous
Juliette Gréco	...	Georgette Aubin (as Juliette Greco)
Marcel Dalio	...	Zizi
Henry Daniell	...	Doctor
Bob Cunningham	...	Harris
Danik Patisson	...	Marie
Robert Evans	...	Pedro Romero

Storyline

Paris in the 1920s. The American journalist Jake and his friends spend the time at cafés. He has a special interest in his ex-fiancée Lady Ashley. They take a vacation in Pamplona to watch the bull-fights.

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Plot Keywords:

sexuality | statement in title | writer | expatriate | 1920s | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish French

Release Date:

23 August 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises

Filming Locations:

Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (optical) 4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (magnetic prints)

Color:

Color (Color by Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Howard Hawks was the first to option the film rights in the early 1950s and proposed Ann Harding, Montgomery Clift and Margaret Sheridan as the stars. He eventually sold the rights to Darryl F. Zanuck.

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Goofs

In the preparation for the running of the bulls, while the bulls are being driven down the chute to the holding pen, a handler behind the safety walls has his shirt change color from blue to white and back again during the same sequence.

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Quotes

Jake Barnes: Don't try to tell me how to live with myself! I know all about that. It's just living with other people that gets to be tough once in a while.

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Connections

Referenced in Home Improvement: The Son Also Mooches (1998)

User Reviews

The Best Laid Plans!

I've always loved this book. I saw this movie the last time when I was in a college Literature class. My memory was that it was a Cinemascope film on a conventional screen. When Tyrone Power got into bed, the bed was about three feet long, as was his body. Anyway, I now remember that this is pretty much a dull film. It is talky and not very well edited. While the bullfight scenes were interesting, they were narrated by Power so we would know what was going on. The one thing that was personal is Ava Gardner. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Especially when she was in her party girl mode, she is utterly striking. I also enjoyed Errol Flynn, the Hemingway of the story. His character has some life. Power as Jake Barnes is a limp fish in this one. He is so laid back that he wet-blankets every scene. Of course, a war injury has left him impotent and he will never have Lady Brett. This sad fact is there in the beginning and everyone knows, so he has pretty much given up. There are a couple times when he thaws out, but it is hard to feel a lot of sympathy for him. In the book, he is portrayed in such sad terms. I'd forgotten that Robert Evans played the bullfighter, Romero. I am haunted by his cockeyed look as he peers into the crowd. It is the strangest look. One thing that does come out of this is that I have decided not to become a bullfighter anytime soon. This film hasn't been available for a long time, so when it was released, I got it right away. It was just out of curiosity and I have to admit I was disappointed.