The Old Man and the Sea. Poster of the 1958 movie and cover of the 1952 book
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The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway, 1952
movie vs book
John Sturges, Fred Zinnemann, 1958

The Old Man in the film is a Cuban fisherman who has gone 84 days without a catch. On the Old Man’s 85th day out, he finally hooks a huge marlin, which he then tries to bring in and haul in from far out from shore. For three days and nights he battles the fish, which is portrayed in the film as a trial of mental and physical courage that becomes the ultimate test for him of his worth as a man.