‘The Old Man and the Sea’: Death Can’t Defeat a Fisherman

Ernest Hemingway’s short story brought to the screen by veteran actor Spencer Tracy.

The old man (Spencer Tracy) battles the sea for a fish, in "The Old Man and the Sea." Warner Bros.

NR | 1h 26m | Drama | 1958

Based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel, “The Old Man and the Sea” is about a man defying, then making peace with nature’s power and fragility, while reconciling with his own double-edged nature.