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The Old Man and the Sea

  • TV Movie
  • 1990
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.6K
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The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
Drama

Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark attacks and tries to steal his catch. Santia... Read allBased on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark attacks and tries to steal his catch. Santiago battles with the shark for days. He returns to the shore beaten, tattered and torn, and... Read allBased on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark attacks and tries to steal his catch. Santiago battles with the shark for days. He returns to the shore beaten, tattered and torn, and his catch consisting now of mostly bones.

  • Director
    • Jud Taylor
  • Writers
    • Ernest Hemingway
    • Roger O. Hirson
  • Stars
    • Anthony Quinn
    • Gary Cole
    • Patricia Clarkson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.6K
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    • Director
      • Jud Taylor
    • Writers
      • Ernest Hemingway
      • Roger O. Hirson
    • Stars
      • Anthony Quinn
      • Gary Cole
      • Patricia Clarkson
    • 30User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Santiago
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • Tom Pruitt
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Mary Pruitt
    Joe Santos
    Joe Santos
    • Lopez
    Valentina Quinn
    Valentina Quinn
    • Angela
    Francesco Quinn
    Francesco Quinn
    • Santiago as a Young Man
    Paul Calderon
    Paul Calderon
    • Anderez
    Sully Diaz
    • Maria
    Jamie Tirelli
    Jamie Tirelli
    Raúl Dávila
      James McDaniel
      James McDaniel
      Rene Raymond Rivera
      Rene Raymond Rivera
        Steven Rodriquez
        Manuel E. Santiago
        • Gomez
        • (as Manuel Santiago)
        Alexis Cruz
        Alexis Cruz
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        • Director
          • Jud Taylor
        • Writers
          • Ernest Hemingway
          • Roger O. Hirson
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          Anthony Quinn requested his part as a birthday present (his 75th) from his producer.
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          Version of The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

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        I'm a freshmen student who watched the movie Old Man And The Sea I think the movie's graphics weren't all that good. The plot was good, but the graphics were horrible. Every thing looked fake, especially the marlin. Other than that the movie was good. They didn't make many changes, and the changes they did make, made the movie better not worse. The actors did their job pretty good and they were convincing. For example when the old man was out to sea looking for the fish and talking to himself he was saying things with a lot of feeling. Or the part when he was saying that he had to kill the fish even though he loved it and respected it. Then when he was asking himself if it was right to kill the fish he put enough real emotion in there to convince the person watching that he was actually there. The actors looked like I imagined they would look. Except one, the daughter Angela. They stuck to the book and how they said stuff and what they said so it was actually a good book in terms of the plot, if you can get over the fake graphics than it's a fairly good movie.
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        • Release date
          • March 25, 1990 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United Kingdom
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • İhtiyar Adam ve Deniz
        • Filming locations
          • Tortola, British Virgin Islands
        • Production companies
          • William F. Storke & Robert E. Fuisz
          • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 33 minutes
        • Sound mix
          • Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 4:3

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