Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea -- Based on Ernest Hemingway's classic novel, Spencer Tracy shines in his portrayal of an aging fisherman battling against the elements of the sea in all its fury.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro -- The story of a writer of renown, lying injured on the slope of Africa's famous mountain, coming to the end of his life in Africa and looking back to decide if his past had any meaning.

In the beginning there was the legendary Bruce Brown and he blessed us with The Endless Summer. Next, with his son Dana, he awed us with The Endless Summer II. Then Dana, with his own son Wes, once again captivated us with Step Into Liquid. Now, with Islands in the Stream, a third generation of filmmakers continue the incredible journey, as Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack transport us to the beautifully magnificent waves of Tahiti, starring three-time Men's World Champion Tom Curren and six-time consecutive Women's World Champion (and Step Into Liquid star) Layne Beachley. Tahiti: dawn is breaking; waves begin to roll in. It is another incredible day in Paradise. Another chance to connect with Nature's power, to bond with that astonishing force, to stand atop a moving wall of water and channel energy into that majestic ride.

On the run from smugglers and the police, world-weary scavenger Arno (Benjamin Bratt) takes a job as a courier for a tycoon. But when the tycoon's yacht goes down in a storm, can Arno partner with a fellow sea scavenger to loot the ship's bounty? What awaits are diamonds, emeralds and gold. Guy Ferland directs this tropical noir film, which is based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway. Armand Assante co-stars.

Based on the best-selling controversial novel by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls graces the screen with legendary stars Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. The story follows expatriate American demolition expert Robert Jordan (Cooper) who aides anti-fascist freedom fighters of Spain. Assisting him is a band of warriors including the strong-willed Pilar (Katina Paxinou in an Oscar®-winning performance), the dangerously undependable Pablo (Akim Tamiroff) and the lovely, innocent Maria (Bergman). As danger mounts, Robert and Maria develop a closeness that blossoms into one of the screen's greatest love stories. Epic in scope yet intimate in feeling, For Whom the Bell Tolls remains a shining example of Hollywood moviemaking at its finest.

Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.

War. Freedom. Loyalty. Love. Manhood. Ernest Hemingway's most powerful themes are gloriously captured in Islands In The Stream. George C. Scott and director Franklin J. Shaffner, who teamed so memorably in Patton, reunite in this compelling version of "Papa" Hemingway's posthumous novel. Scott plays Thomas Hudson, a sculptor whose self-imposed isolation in the Bahamas is ended by two forces: the visit of his sons...and the outbreak of World War II. The film is touching in its details of a father's love- and heroic in its defiance of tyranny. The rich sweep of a literary legend washes over Islands In The Stream.

War. Freedom. Loyalty. Love. Manhood. Ernest Hemingway's most powerful themes are gloriously captured in Islands In The Stream.

A reclusive writer, Thomas Hudson, lives a quiet life in the Bahamas. His only close relationship is with his oldest son, Tom. But when Tom dies in the war, Hudson decides to make a stand by smuggling a group of Jewish refugees onto the island.

A fictionalized portrait of Ernest Hemingway's youth, based on his semi-autobiographical short stories. No one has stirred more people more deeply with his rousing adventures than Ernest Hemingway. And of all he wrote, many will most dearly remember what he put down about the passions and promise of awakening youth...how it feels to be nineteen... to feel the blood on fire with hungry, haunting desires... to sense the world closing in - trying to smother you... and you've got break out - or bust! This is the story of those years...the self-doubt and self-confidence, the ecstasy and excitement of a young man's springtime...when every hour is a fresh adventure, every moment a chance for the brave life...the big love!

The third adaptation of Hemingway's novel &NFi;To Have and Have Not&NFi_; stars Audie Murphy as charter boat captain Sam Martin, whose financial woes are the catalyst for his entanglement with "Papa" Hanagan (Eddie Albert), an American smuggling illegal arms to Cuban rebels. Despite the support of his devoted wife (Patricia Owens) and alcoholic first mate (Everett Sloane), Sam can't escape the wily Hanagan and is forced to comply with his dangerous scheme.

Based on Ernest Hemingway's classic novel, Spencer Tracy shines in his portrayal of an aging fisherman battling against the elements of the sea in all its fury.