Islands in the Stream (1977)

Directed by

Franklin J. Schaffner

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A painter living in the Bahamas reflects on his life and his relationships with his sons and ex-wives as World War II starts to intrude on his isolated existence.

melancholiccontemplativebleakslow-burnvisually lushlonelyintrospectiveresigned

What happens

Islands in the Stream is a 1977 American drama film, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published 1970 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred George C. Scott, Hart Bochner, Claire Bloom, Gilbert Roland, and David Hemmings. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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