The Old Man and the Sea (1958 film)

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The Old Man and the Sea is a 1958 film starring Spencer Tracy. Tracy was nominated for a best actor Oscar, and the film won the Academy Award for best music with a score by Dimitri Tiomkin. It was also nominated for best cinematography.

The screenplay adaptation was done by Peter Viertel based on the book by Ernest Hemingway, and the film was directed by John Sturges.

There was a subsequent version made in 1990 for television starring Anthony Quinn.

[edit] Cast

In addition to Tracy, the cast included the following:

Felipe Pazos, the boy
Harry Bellaver, Martin
Don Diamond, café proprietor
Don Blackman, arm wrestler
Joey Ray, gambler
Mary Hemingway, tourist
Richard Alameda, gambler
Tony Rosa, gambler
Carlos Rivero, gambler
Robert Alderette, gambler
Mauritz Hugo, gambler

[edit] References

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