The Old Man and the Sea
1958 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 8,928 VOTES · DIR. John Sturges
Overview
Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.
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00:01:17 He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream...
00:04:32 But he was not angry.
00:07:01 How'd you like to see me bring one in that dressed out over a thousand pounds?
00:08:53 Then you can tell me about the baseball.
00:11:58 They had eaten with no light on the table, and it was dark now.
00:14:30 He dreamed of the golden beaches and the white beaches so white they hurt your eyes.
00:18:41 I do too.
00:23:57 One bait was down 40 fathoms, the second was at 75...
00:26:51 But since I am not crazy, I do not care.
00:29:02 Eat it good, now, fish.
00:32:11 I must hold him all I can and then give him line when he must have it.
00:34:32 ... and he thought, "When once through my treachery...
00:38:07 But he said nothing of this to the bird, who could not understand him anyway...
00:41:55 Mine I must improvise to his because of his great size.
00:45:37 He and the Negro had gone one day and night...
00:49:39 ... and knew soon they would be out, and he would have all his distant friends.
00:53:08 Make him pay for the line. Make him pay for it.
00:58:09 He felt faint again.
01:01:37 It was an hour before the first shark hit him.
01:06:00 Come on. Come on, galanos!
01:11:38 I am sorry I went out too far.
01:15:41 Man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
01:21:23 Now we'll fish together again.
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Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed772
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:01:17
Final line01:24:23
Production Record
DirectorJohn Sturges
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes8,928