This Pulitzer prize winning novel is Hemingway's masterpiece; set in Cuba on the Gulf Stream, this is the thrilling and tantalising story of an epic battle between an old, experienced fisherman and a large marlin. Santiago, has gone 84 days without catching a fish, and is considered unlucky; his only friend is young Manolin, the boy whom he's taught how to fish. When on the 85th day, Santiago sets sail again, his luck seems to change when he catches the biggest fish of his life. But the biggest battle of his life is about to commence.
Academy Award-winning actor Rod Steiger stars in this dramatisation of the book described by William Faulkner as "one of the best American novels ever written". An old fisherman's epic struggle for one last great fish is a classic fable of the 20th century. Set in Cuba, the thrilling epic battle between an old man and a large marlin.
The Old Man and the Sea By Ernest HemingwaySantiago…..Rod SteigerManolin……Ramon EstevezWith David Allister, Stephen Critchlow, Ben Crowe, Becky Hindley, Ioan Meredith and Harry MyersDirector: Ned Chaillet
