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The Resource The old man and the sea, Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by John Sturges ; produced by Leland Hayward ; screenplay by Peter Viertel, (videorecording)

The old man and the sea, Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by John Sturges ; produced by Leland Hayward ; screenplay by Peter Viertel, (videorecording)

Label
The old man and the sea
Title
The old man and the sea
Statement of responsibility
Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by John Sturges ; produced by Leland Hayward ; screenplay by Peter Viertel
Title variation
  • Ernest Hemingway's Old man and the sea
  • Vieil homme et la mer
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
BKX
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin; director of photography, James Wong Howe; film editor, Arthur P. Schmidt
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
  • Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English or French
  • Closed-captioned
LC call number
PS3515.E37
LC item number
O4 2010
PerformerNote
Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Jr., Harry Bellaver
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1910-1992
  • 1902-1971
  • 1900-1967
  • 1905-1993
  • 1894-1979
  • 1899-1961
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Sturges, John
  • Hayward, Leland
  • Viertel, Peter
  • Tracy, Spencer
  • Bellaver, Harry
  • Tiomkin, Dimitri
  • Howe, James Wong
  • Hemingway, Ernest
  • Warner Home Video (Firm)
  • Warner Bros
Runtime
86
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Older men
  • Fishers
  • Friendship
  • Cuba
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The old man and the sea, Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by John Sturges ; produced by Leland Hayward ; screenplay by Peter Viertel, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Standard format on side A, widescreen format on side B
  • Based on the book by Ernest Hemingway
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
  • Special features: behind-the-scenes documentary "Hemingway: the legend and the sea"; theatrical trailer; cast & crew list; awards
Bar code
31223112866307
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen and standard format.
Extent
1 videodisc (86 min.)
Isbn
9780780662162
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929143504
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
3000031013
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)688502966
System details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The old man and the sea, Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by John Sturges ; produced by Leland Hayward ; screenplay by Peter Viertel, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Standard format on side A, widescreen format on side B
  • Based on the book by Ernest Hemingway
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1958
  • Special features: behind-the-scenes documentary "Hemingway: the legend and the sea"; theatrical trailer; cast & crew list; awards
Bar code
31223112866307
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen and standard format.
Extent
1 videodisc (86 min.)
Isbn
9780780662162
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
883929143504
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
3000031013
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)688502966
System details
DVD; Dolby digital mono; region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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