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The Old Man and the Sea

1958

Adventure, Drama

Directors:
Fred Zinnemann, John Sturges
Writers:
Ernest Hemingway, Peter Viertel
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Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man sitting on top of a boat at sunset; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man with a gray beard is looking up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – Two people are holding hands in the middle of a crowd; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A person in a sail boat on a body of water at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man sitting in front of a cloudy sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man is in a boat in the water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a cowboy hat looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a cowboy hat is leaning on a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a straw hat looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting on a boat in the water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A person wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man laying on the ground next to a young boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting on top of a boat in the water; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man in white shirt on a boat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man sitting in a boat on the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man leaning on a ledge in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting on a bench in front of a sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting in a boat on the water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – Two people in a boat on the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man in a straw hat sitting on a boat in the ocean; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man wearing a cowboy hat while sitting on the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man sitting on a boat in the water at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man is standing on the deck of a boat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting at a table drinking a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man sitting on a boat at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A group of men standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man sitting on a boat in the water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man wearing a straw hat while holding a rope; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man rowing a boat on the ocean at sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man in a cowboy hat is sitting on the ground and holding a stick; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man with a black hat is looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – Two people in a boat in the middle of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a cowboy hat and holding a whip; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man in a boat with a hat on; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man with a beard is sitting in a dentist chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A woman sitting at a counter in front of pots and pans; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man wearing a cowboy hat with his hand on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man wearing a cowboy hat in front of a cloudy sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a cowboy hat in front of a cloudy sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man in a cowboy hat is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a black hat is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man sitting next to a young woman; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man wearing a cowboy hat is laying on a boat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a cowboy hat is tying a string; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A group of young men playing a game of baseball; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man with white hair stares into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man and a boy sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man wearing a cowboy hat standing in front of a dark sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man is sitting on a ledge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man in a hat is sitting in a small boat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man writing with a pen on a ledge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man walking down a dirt road in front of houses with palm trees; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A group of men in hats are holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man wearing a hat and a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man wearing a hat is looking down at something on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man in a hat is holding a fishing rod; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A group of men standing next to each other wearing straw hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man wearing a straw hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man wearing a cowboy hat is tying a string; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man with white hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A young man holding a baseball mitt in front of two other young men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting at a table with a bottle of beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man sitting on top of a boat on top of a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man is crying while holding a young child; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man in a crowd of people with hats on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man in a hat is holding a pole; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man sitting at a table with a pen in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – Two men with numbers on their hats are smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man wearing a hat is leaning on a boat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man holding a hammer on top of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A young boy in a red shirt is holding a pole; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man sitting on a bench looking out at the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – A man in a hat is in a boat in the ocean; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An older man with a white beard and a red forehead; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Old Man and the Sea” (1958), directed by Fred Zinnemann – An old man sitting in a boat on the beach; Wide shot, High angle