The Old Man and the Sea was one of the first films to “use a bluescreen compositing technology invented by Arthur Widmer, that combined actors on a soundstage with a pre-filmed background According to Turner Classic Movies, a February 2005 CNN article points out
The central character is an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago, who has not caught a fish for 84 days. The family of his apprentice, Manolin, has forced the boy to leave the old fisherman, though Manolin continues to support him with food and bait. Santiago is a mentor to the boy, who cherishes the old man and the life lessons he imparts. Convinced that his luck must change, On the Old Man’s 85th day out, he finally hooks a huge marlin, which he then tries to haul in from far out past shore. takes his skiff far out into the deep waters of the Gulf Stream,With all his great experience and strength, he struggles with the fish for three days, admiring its strength, dignity, and faithfulness to its identity; its destiny is as true as Santiago’s as a fisherman. He finally reels the marline !
Sharks are drawn to the tethered marlin, and, although Santiago manages to kill a few, the sharks eat the fish, leaving behind only its skeleton. After returning to the harbour, the discouraged Santiago goes to his home to sleep. In the meantime, others see the skeleton tied to his boat and are amazed. A concerned Manolin is relieved to find Santiago alive, and the two agree to go fishing together
He began to lie on his bed, and the words of the boy, “Manolin,” who looked sad, “Tomorrow I will be with you and you will be lucky!”!
The Old Man and the Sea, short heroic novel by Ernest Hemingway, published in 1952 and awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was his last major work of fiction
The Old Man and the Sea was Ernest Hemingway’s sixth major novel, following The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), To Have and Have Not (1937), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), and Across the River and Into the Trees (1950) Although the latter, published on September 7, sold 75,000 copies in its first month and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for twenty-one weeks,
The director originally assigned to the film was Fred Zinnemann, but he withdrew, and was replaced by John Sturges The film’s budget, originally $2 million, grew to $5 million “in search of suitable fish footage Sturges called it “technically the sloppiest picture I have ever made.”
According to Turner Classic Movies, a February 2005 CNN article points out that The Old Man and the Sea was one of the first films to “use a bluescreen compositing technology invented by Arthur Widmer, that combined actors on a soundstage with a pre-filmed background.”
Anthony Quinn is the Cuban fisherman battling a mighty marlin in this loose adaptation of Hemingway’s Pulitzer-winning novella. Quinn’s daughter Valentina and son Francesco portray Angela and the young fisherman. Tom: Gary Cole. Mary: Patricia Clarkson. Manolo: Alexis Cruz. Lopez: Joe Santos. Filmed in the British Virgin Islands
Veteran film composer Dimitri Tiomkin composed and conducted the music for the film The film has been described as the “most literal, word-for-word rendition of a written story ever filmed ,but called the novel a fable
It is unfair to make a comparison between the late giant Anthony Quinn and the great Syrian actor Khaled Taja, who played the character of Santiago in the Arabic-language film.
Especially since the film was not published, despite the fact that the great poet Mahmoud Darwish called Anthony Quinn the Arab “Tajja,” as he was the only Arab who thought of filming that story after Hollywood presented two films, one of which was directed by Anthony Quinn and another film starring Spencer Tracy and the film “Tajja” was produced by European-Gulf, where the script was written and directed by Riyad Makdisi
However, the film did not see the light of day after death kidnapped the late great Syrian artist Khaled Toja, who was chosen among the 50 best actors in the world. He passed away on April 4, 2012, and Taga’s “dream” was gone, to achieve what “Anthony Quinn” presented in his film The Old Man and the Sea, and no one thought about it. Arab stars captured his dream!
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 was nominated for three Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
