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The Old Man and the Sea (1990)

The Old Man and the Sea poster
Directed by
Jud Taylor
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging fisherman ventures alone into the Gulf Stream to catch a giant marlin. He endures a grueling struggle with the fish and the elements over many days at sea.

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What happens

The Old Man and the Sea is a 1990 American-British adventure drama television film directed by Jud Taylor and written by Roger O. Hirson, based on the 1952 novella of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole, Patricia Clarkson, and Joe Santos. It received mixed reviews and was nominated for three Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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