The Old Man and the Sea
by Fred Zinnemann, Henry King, John Sturges
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Actor: Don Blackman, Don Diamond, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Spencer TracyDirector: Fred Zinnemann, Henry King, John Sturges
Brand: Old
Cinematographer: Floyd Crosby
Cinematographer: James Wong Howe
Producer: Leland Hayward
Writer: Ernest Hemingway
Writer: Peter Viertel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown; French (Original Language), Unknown; French (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
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DVD Review: If you review... Jabber..... Be a more informed and sentive reviewer!
Summary: 3 Stars
I find it interesting that a person with a nickname (Jabber) finds works like "As time goes by", a wonderful British Sit-Com with Oscar winner Judy Dench who played the Queen in "Shakespeare in Love"(1998) and "The Old Man and the Sea", and this person thinks they are Dull. Well I can only say that this person probably has no interest in Character study, Human Nature, Literature, Human Inner Struggle and even Good Comedy and should consider confining his/her Comments & Critiques to Subjects that have nothing to do with the Human Condition. I would also suggest for this person to find a way to broaden his/her horizon by Traveling,Good Books,Literary works by renowned Authors and even merely observing other people and maybe only maybe his/her horizon might broaden.
I will be honest and have not been able to get into it yet, because unfortunately I have a short attention span. I am willing to give it a second try knowing that Ernest Hemingway was such an accomplished writer and got a Nobel Prize for this work. I will probably read the Book first then see the Movie again.
I have a special interest in this story because I am Cuban born and have also been in Cojimar, the fishing Town where the story took place. It will be of interest that Hemingway was adopted by the Cuban people and he based his story on a real fisherman who lived in Cojimar and became his friend.
I was a a young girl when the story was written (1953) and lived there until 1962. In the 1940's & 50's the pace of life in Cuba was much slower than here, specially in small Fishing Towns like Cojimar. It is a very different world from the one we know here in the USA but it is a wonderful one to live or vacation since it is so relaxing. Your tensions just melt away. The Movie may not be for everyone for its style departs from the ones where they chew it for you. I am sure the book is much better as you can enjoy Heminway's wonderful descriptive prose and enjoy a world foreign to so many here in the USA.
I spent my best Summer days/hours at a Beach named Baracoa, in Havana's North Coast, not far from where the story took place, and met real Cuban Fisherman there. I hope my comment is helpful to those who are looking for more than an easy way out in being entertained. Worth watching!
Description of The Old Man and the Sea
An old man catches a magnificent marlin and must battle the elements, the sea and sharks to get his catch home.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 13-NOV-2001
Media Type: DVD
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