The story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal - a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant malin far out in the Gulf Stream.

Autorentext
Ernest Hemingway did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer in the twentieth century, and for his efforts he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954.One of the most prolific and versatile of motion picture actors, Donald Sutherland has appeared in more than one hundred films, including Robert Altman's M.A.S.H., Robert Redford's Ordinary People, Alan Pakula's Klute, Fellini's Casanova, Pride & Prejudice, Cold Mountain, The Italian Job, and Six Degrees of Separation. Television credits include Commander in Chief, (Golden Globe Nom.) Human Trafficking, (Golden Globe Nom.) and Citizen X (Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award).

Zusammenfassung
The Old Man and the Seais one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for literature.