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Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

We were good in war. And when there was no war, we made our own.

20126.12h 35m

Overview

Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.

Directed by Philip Kaufman
Written by Jerry Stahl, Barbara Turner
Box OfficeBudget: $19.5M0

Top Cast

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Martha Gellhorn

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Ernest Hemingway

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

John Dos Passos

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

Paco Zarra

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Pauline Hemingway

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Mary Welsh Hemingway

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Mikhail Koltsov

Santiago Cabrera

Santiago Cabrera

Robert Capa

Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich

Joris Ivens

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Maxwell Perkins

Themes & Keywords

infidelityjournalistspanish civil war (1936-39)biographyeuropelovewriterdivorceernest hemingway1930s

About Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn is a drama, romance film released in 2012 exploring themes of infidelity, journalist, spanish civil war (1936-39), biography, europe, love. Directed by Philip Kaufman, it stars Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn. Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.

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