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The Old Man and the Sea

25 minutes 40 seconds

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Color illustration of a senior fisherman with a boy in a hat at his side from, The Old Man and the Sea. Caption. I have seen lions on the beaches in the evening.

Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, faces another day without a catch. He goes further out to sea, hooks a giant marlin, and struggles to bring it home. Academy Award-winning animated adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's Nobel Prize-winning novel. Includes an interview with creator Alexander Petrov.

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Runtime: 25 minutes 40 seconds

Topic: Literature
Subtopic: American Literature, Hemingway, Ernest
Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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Release Year: 2001
Producer/Distributor: Direct Cinema LTD
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Black and white frame shows 2 women seated at a cafe table with a man in an army uniform. Caption. No, you'll fight before you'll marry.

2 women and 2 men gathered in an upscale living room setting, hunting rifle visible on display on rear wall. Caption. Emily. Hide the silver.

Black and white frame with 2 boys wearing hats and overalls looking downward. Caption. Think, Tom, we can do anything we want now.

Black and white frame shows 2 men in uniform staring intently at another man in uniform. Caption. When you get home, will you call my mother.

Film still of Charlton Heston in Call of the Wild wearing a heavy fur coat and sitting at a table with a red uniformed man. Caption. I can get you a bonus for getting back there quick.

Black and white frame of judge facing crowded courtroom gallery. Caption. The sooner we get started, the better chance we have.

Closeup of a handwritten poem from Edgar Allen Poe in black ink on parchment paper.

Black and white blurred painting of a man wearing a top hat and riding a horse.

Man wearing glasses speaks to camera, gesturing forward with his hands, against a black background.

Senior man looks slightly down with mouth open against a black background. Text on image reads, Gerald Kennedy, Louisiana State University.