''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
Roger Overholt Hirson (May 5, 1926 – May 27, 2019) was an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his books of the Broadway musicals, ''Pippin'', for which he was nominated for a Tony Award, and '' Walking Happy''. He contributed ex ...
, 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.
Plot summary
Cast
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Anthony Quinn as Santiago
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Gary Cole as Tom Pruitt
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Patricia Clarkson as Mary Pruitt
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Joe Santos as Lopez
* Valentina Quinn as Angela
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Francesco Quinn
Francesco Daniele Quinn (March 22, 1963 – August 5, 2011) was an Italian-born American actor. The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and Iolanda Addolori (Anthony Quinn's second wife), Francesco is perhaps best known for his breakout role ...
as Young Santiago
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Paul Calderón as Anderez
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Sully Díaz
Sully Diaz (born July 12, 1960; New York City) is a Puerto Rican actress and singer. Sully's career started in Puerto Rican television with her first starring role as Coralito in the "novela" called ''Coralito''. Sully was invited to star in ...
as Maria
* Manuel Santiago as Gomez
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Alexis Cruz as Manolo
Release
''The Old Man and the Sea'' premiered on
NBC on March 25, 1990.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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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
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