The Old Man and the Sea
by Jud Taylor
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Actor: Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole, Joe Santos, Patricia Clarkson, Valentina QuinnDirector: Jud Taylor
Brand: Koch International
Producer: Brian Harris
Producer: Keith Richardson
Producer: Norman Foster
Producer: Robert E. Fuisz
Producer: William F. Storke
Writer: Ernest Hemingway
Writer: Roger O. Hirson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-07-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: KOCH VISION
Movie Reviews of The Old Man and the Sea
Movie Review: Anthony Quinn at his finest...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have recently listened to The Old Man and The Sea read by Donald Sutherland. It is an excellent reading. Anthony Quinn's acting is superb and he perfectly plays Santiago, The Old Man. The boy is done finely too. There are elements added that are not in the book per se, but they do not detract from the power of this story of the courage and perserverence of The Old Man. This is truly a 5-star video...
Summary of The Old Man and the Sea
The heroic saga of Santiago, in his prime the greatest fisherman of them all and now 84 days without a catch. The villagers claim he?s too old ? he has "lost his luck." His daughter thinks he should give up the sea and live with her in Havana.Determined to prove them wrong by bringing back a magnificent catch, Santiago goes out to sea. Farther out than ever before. Out to the battle of his life.
The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway?s "signature" novel won a Pulitzer Prize and was specifically cited when he won the Nobel Prize in literature.
It takes courage for any actor to fill shoes previously worn by Spencer Tracy, but no one could accuse fellow two-time Oscar® winner Anthony Quinn of cowardice. It was, in fact, a longtime goal of the Mexican-born actor to take on the role of Ernest Hemingway's luckless fisherman Santiago. It would be churlish to suggest that he bests Tracy (who received an Oscar nod for his performance), but there's little doubt that Quinn, in his 70s at the time (Tracy was in his 50s in 1958), looks and sounds more right for the part. This 1990 telefilm is also a family affair as Quinn's daughter, Valentina, portrays Santiago's concerned daughter and his son, Francesco, portrays the Cuban as a scrappy young man. Gary Cole and Patricia Clarkson provide strong support as an American couple who take inspiration from Santiago's quest to catch just one fish after an 84-day dry spell. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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