''The Old Man and the Sea'' is a 1990 American-British adventure

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television film directed by Jud Taylor and written by

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, based on the 1952 novella of the same name by

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. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole,

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, and Joe Santos. It received mixed reviews and was nominated for three Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Plot summary

Cast

* Anthony Quinn as Santiago * Gary Cole as Tom Pruitt *

as Mary Pruitt * Joe Santos as Lopez * Valentina Quinn as Angela *

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as Young Santiago * Paul Calderón as Anderez *

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as Maria * Manuel Santiago as Gomez * Alexis Cruz as Manolo

Release

''The Old Man and the Sea'' premiered on NBC on March 25, 1990.

Awards and nominations

References

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* * * 1990 films 1990 television films 1990s adventure drama films American adventure drama films American survival films British adventure drama films British survival films Films about fishers Films about fishing Films about old age Films based on American novels Films based on novellas Films based on works by Ernest Hemingway Films directed by Jud Taylor Films scored by Bruce Broughton Films set in Cuba Films set on boats Adventure television films American drama television films NBC network original films Sea adventure films Television films based on books 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s British films British drama television films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub