Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man ( Ernest Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man ) ( Adventures of a Young Man )

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Ernest Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Alternate Title: Adventures of a Young Man
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
139 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Martin Ritt

Written By:
A.E. Hotchner
Ernest Hemingway

Actors:
Richard Beymer ..... Nick Adams
Diane Baker ..... Carolyn
Corinne Calvet ..... Contessa
Fred Clark ..... Mr. Turner
Dan Dailey ..... Billy Campbell
James Dunn ..... Telegrapher
Juano Hernandez ..... Bugs
Arthur Kennedy ..... Dr. Adams
Ricardo Montalban ..... Major Padula
Paul Newman ..... The Battler
Susan Strasberg ..... Rosanna
Jessica Tandy ..... Mrs. Adams
Eli Wallach ..... John
Edward Binns ..... Brakeman
Philip Bourneuf ..... City Editor

Synopsis:

The 'official' title of this film is Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man; its screenplay is adapted from semi-autobiographical 'Nick Adams' stories written by Ernest Hemingway. Played by Richard Beymer (West Side Story), Nick Adams is a young Michigan boy who sets out in the early 1900s to learn about life and to pursue a journalistic career. No sooner is he on his way than he gets his first taste of 'real life' by being thrown off a train by a railroad agent. He attempts to secure newspaper work, but is laughed out of the office due to his inexperience. He gains valuable insight on the human condition while serving in the Italian army during World War One, where (in Farewell to Arms fashion) a star-crossed romance develops between Nick and a Red Cross nurse (Susan Strasberg). Nick returns to America determined to pursue his destiny by writing of his now-vast experiences. Long and somewhat poky, Adventures of a Young Man is enlivened by the cameo appearance of Paul Newman as a pathetic, punch drunk boxer.

Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor father, leaves his rural Michigan home to embark on an eventful cross-country journey. He is touched and affected by his encounters with a punch-drunk ex-boxer, a sympathetic telegrapher, and an alcoholic advanceman for a burlesque show. After failing to get a job as reporter in New York, he enlists in the Italian army during World War I as an ambulance driver. His camaraderie with fellow soldiers and a romance with a nurse he meets after being wounded propel him to manhood.

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man is a 1962 drama film directed by Martin Ritt based on the Nick Adams stories by Ernest Hemingway, and featuring Richard Beymer as Adams.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 13 June, 2011.

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