The Old Man and the Sea

…Zinnemann on the prestige project The Old Man and the Sea (1958), an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s short novel. However, despite the presence of his frequent star Tracy, whose performance was critically acclaimed, the drama was a disappointment at the box office. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) was much…

…filming, however, he withdrew, leaving The Old Man and the Sea (1958), with Spencer Tracy, to be finished by John Sturges, who received the directing credit. Zinnemann’s last film of the decade, the earnest and probing The Nun’s Story (1959), starred Audrey Hepburn in an Academy Award-nominated (for best actress)…