The Old Man and the Sea (1990 film)

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.

Plot summary

Cast

Anthony Quinn as Santiago

Gary Cole as Tom Pruitt

Patricia Clarkson as Mary Pruitt

Joe Santos as Lopez

Valentina Quinn as Angela

Francesco Quinn as Young Santiago

Paul Calderón as Anderez

Sully Díaz 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

American 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