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 There is reason to think Tom Pruitt in the 1990 TV adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea is meant to represent a Hemingway‐type figure, maybe even something like Hemingway himself (or at least a stand‐in). Several sources and critiques suggest that, and the movie adds this character in as sort of a framing device.
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 Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 1990 42nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Bruce Broughton Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special Stephen Grubbs Randal S. Thomas David Scharf Gary Gelfand Joseph A. Johnston Ken Gladden Terence Thomas Andre Caporaso Phil Jamtaas Brian Risner Sam Black Richard C. Allen Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special Peter Sutton Thomas J. Huth Anthony Constantini Sam Black 37th Golden Reel Awards Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Dialogue & ADR Stephen Grubbs
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