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DVD

The old man and the sea

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Languages

In English or French, with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2010]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (86 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

An aging Cuban fisherman, alone in a small skiff, catches a magnificent marlin and must defy the sea, marauding sharks, and his own flagging strength to bring his great catch home.

Notes

Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.

Full screen format on side A, widescreen format on side B.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary Hemingway: the legend and the sea ; theatrical trailer.

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