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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

The fish is my brother, but I must kill him.

19997.60h 21m

Overview

An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

Directed by Aleksandr Petrov
Written by Pascal Blais, Bernard Lajoie, Ernest Hemingway
Produced by Bernard Lajoie, Tatsuo Shimamura
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Top Cast

Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Old Man (voice)

Kevin Duhaney

Kevin Duhaney

Boy (voice)

Yoji Matsuda

Yoji Matsuda

(voice)

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

(voice)

Themes & Keywords

fishseabased on novel or bookshark attackfishermanpulitzer prizeagingold mansharkcubanseamanpaint-on-glassshort film

About The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea is a animation, adventure, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of fish, sea, based on novel or book, shark attack, fisherman, pulitzer prize. Directed by Aleksandr Petrov, it stars Gordon Pinsent, Kevin Duhaney, Yoji Matsuda. An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

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