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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417231485
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Content/Copy-Protected CD, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1417231483
Label: KOCH VISION
Manufacturer: KOCH VISION
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: KOCH VISION
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 12, 2005
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 11111
Studio: KOCH VISION
Theatrical Release Date: March 25, 1990
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Hemingway's deceptively simple story of an old, out of luck Cuban fisherman's encounter with a marlin is elusive prey for the cinema. Contrary to popular opinion, the first film version with Spencer Tracy isn't that hot, and has a gassy ponderousness and air of fakery about it. Anthony Quinn is more freshly true and this little film also has great close up marlin footage as a compensation. Overall it is not only more authentic, both as to the fish and as to the Cuban setting, but also lighter ... Read More
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The Ernest Hemmingway story is too short to go into detail without revealing the surprises; however it is about (you guessed it) an old fisherman, that should be over the hill, going out to sea from Cuba to catch fish. He has 84 days of bad luck and with any luck this is about to change (or is it?)
While the book can drag and be a tad redundant; this film adaptation puts life into the story. It is almost as if the story was written for Quinn. I have no intention of calling this a remake. ... Read More
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If you loved the Spencer Tracy version, this will be a great disappointment. Quinn turns in a respectable performance, but it is wooden compared to the Tracy version. The story is also muddled by the repeated insertion of Hemingway himself supposedly observing the story unfold, and then to later write it up. Bottom line, save your money
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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...
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Making a movie of some guy fishing for three days appealing to an audience of high school kids is a daunting task. Hemingway's "Old Man" isn't exactly full of action, but kids liked reading the novella mainly because they identified with Santiago's ruminations about life and not being defeated by it. This facet of the story is wonderfully presented by Anthony Quinn in a masterful performance as Santiago.
A nice touch to the story (and one that was lost on most of my students) was including ... Read More
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