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The Old Man and the Sea(Movie, 1958)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 26min | Genres: Adventure, Drama
The Old Man and the SeaRating: 3.3/5 (with 6161 votes)
The Old Man and the Sea is a 1958 American adventure drama film directed by John Sturges and starring Spencer Tracy. The screenplay by Peter Viertel was based on the 1952 novella of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. Dimitri Tiomkin won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on the film. The film was also nominated for Best Color Cinematography (Howe) and Best Actor (Tracy). ()
Movie poster of The Old Man and the Sea

Where to watch The Old Man and the Sea (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The Old Man and the Sea" is currently available on 3 providers. The Old Man and the Sea can be streamed free of charge on VIDEOBUSTER.de (as part of a subscription), can be rented on Apple / iTunes Store and VIDEOBUSTER.de (SD/HD/4K) and The Old Man and the Sea can also be purchased at Amazon Instant Video, Apple / iTunes Store and VIDEOBUSTER.de (as download from the website or as Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German
Duration: 1h 22min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD

Awards & Nominations for The Old Man and the Sea

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score National Board of Review: Top Ten Films National Board of Review Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

About The Old Man and the Sea

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.

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Trailer for The Old Man and the Sea + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Peru
Plays in: Cuba, Caribbean
Based on: "The Old Man and the Sea" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 19 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/17/1958 (World premiere: 10/07/1958)
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Don Diamond, Don Alvarado, Carlos Rivero, Ernest Hemingway, Mary Welsh Hemingway, Harry Bellaver
Director: John Sturges
Producer: Leland Hayward
Screenwriter: Peter Viertel
Film Editor: Arthur P. Schmidt
Director of Photography: James Wong Howe, Floyd Crosby, Lamar Boren
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Production Designer: Edward Carrere
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El viejo y el mar"
Budget: 5,000,000 USD

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Other movies with this title: The Old Man and the Sea (GB, 1990), The Old Man and the Sea (CA/JP/RU, 1999)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:17318, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024