Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

This article is about the 1962 film. For the 1939 novel, see Adventures of a Young Man.
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Martin Ritt
Produced by Jerry Wald
Screenplay by A.E. Hotchner
Based on The Nick Adams Stories
Starring Richard Beymer
Music by Franz Waxman
Cinematography Lee Garmes
Edited by Hugh S. Fowler
Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release dates
1962 (1962)
Running time
145 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4.1 million[1]

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man is a 1962 20th Century Fox film directed by Martin Ritt based on Ernest Hemingway's semi-autobiographical character Nick Adams, and featuring Richard Beymer as Adams. A.E. Hotchner wrote the screenplay, originally calling the film Ernest Hemingway's 'Young Man'. The cast includes Diane Baker, Jessica Tandy, Ricardo Montalban, Eli Wallach, Arthur Kennedy, and Paul Newman. The 145 minute-long film was released in July 1962.[2]

Plot

Nick Adams is a young, restless man who wants a good life and to see the world. Though he is told it is not worth the attempt, he decides to go away from his midwestern home. Along the way, he encounters numerous people and later joins the Italian army to fight the Germans in World War I, where he falls in love.

Cast

References

  1. Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253
  2. Oliver, Charles (1999). Ernest Hemingway A to Z: The Essential Reference to the Life and Work. New York: Checkmark Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8160-3467-3. p. 150
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