The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea is a 1990 American-British adventure drama television film directed by Jud Taylor and written by Roger O. Hirson, based on the 1952 novella of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film stars Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole, Patricia Clarkson, and Joe Santos. It received mixed reviews and was nominated for three Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Plot summary Cast Anthony Quinn as Santiago Gary Cole as Tom Pruitt Patricia Clarkson as Mary Pruitt Joe Santos as Lopez Valentina Quinn as Angela Francesco Quinn as Young Santiago Paul Calderón as Anderez Sully Díaz as Maria Manuel Santiago as Gomez Alexis Cruz as Manolo Release The Old Man and the Sea premiered on NBC on March 25, 1990.