Ernest Hemingway
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From one of the 20th century's greatest voices comes the complete volume of his short stories featuring Nick Adams, Ernest Hemingway's memorable character, as he grows from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent—a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life.
The complete collection of Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams two dozen stories are gathered here in one volume, grouped together according to the...
The complete collection of Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams two dozen stories are gathered here in one volume, grouped together according to the...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, black and white with color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"More than 40 years after his death, Hemingway is one of the most widely read, and widely written about American authors. His distinct style and profound influence are indisputable; his larger-than-life persona is still the stuff of heated debate. As well known in his lifetime as any movie star, Hemingway was a dashing international figure who challenged the notion that writers exist in an ivory tower. There were the battles, the bull fights, the...
50) The killers
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Blu-ray.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (3 hrs., 26 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 essay sheets.
Language
English
Description
Ernest Hemingway's simple but gripping short tale is a model of economical storytelling. Two directors adapted it into unforgettably virile features: that was intended for television but deemed too violent for home audiences and released theatrically instead. The first is poetic and shadowy, the second direct and harsh as daylight, but both get at the heart of Hemingway's existential classic.
53) The killers
Series
Criterion collection volume 176
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (102 minutes, 94 minutes) : sound, black & white and color ; 12 cm.
Language
English
Description
Melodramatic thriller based on the Hemingway story about two hit men who become curious about the life and death of the man they were hired to kill.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alone in a small skiff, an aging Cuban fisherman catches a huge marlin and must defy the sea, marauding sharks, and his flagging strength to bring his great catch home. Filmed in part on sun-drenched Cuban locales, and graced by Dimitri Tiomkin's Oscar-winning score, "The Old Man and the Sea" is a colorful cinematic ode to the indomitability of the human spirit.
Series
Language
English
Description
Success Scandal Sex Tragedy Infamy, and that's just the first reel! Rules are made to be broken. And Robert Evans has broken them all. He was the first actor to ever run a major Hollywood studio. In a decade he took it from worst to first. Voted the world's most eligible bachelor, he was quintessential Hollywood royalty. In 1979, he had $11 million. With one mistake he spiraled south from legend to a leper. In 1989, his worth was $37. Did he come...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frederic Henry, an American driving ambulances for the Army during World War I, falls for Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley, to the displeasure of jealous commanding officer Major Rinaldi, who moves Catherine to a different hospital out of spite. But after Frederic is injured on the battlefield, he is evacuated to her new hospital in Milan, and the star-crossed lovers begin their romance anew.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A writer wonders if his life is a failure, and thinks of what he lost in his life, when he is delirious after a hunting accident in Africa. From famed author Ernest Hemingway.
Series
Criterion collection volume 889
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have And Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, take on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace...
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of Robert Jordan (Cooper), an American demolition expert who lends his abilities to the anti-fascist freedom fighters of Spain. Assisting him is a band of warriors that includes the strong-willed Pilar (Katina Paxinou), the dangerously undependable Pablo (Akim Tamiroff), and the lovely, innocent Maria (Bergman). As danger mounts, Robert and Maria develop a closeness that blossoms into one of the screen's greatest love stories."--Container....
60) The gun runners
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The owner of a cabin cruiser in Florida innocently rents it to a ruthless gun merchant who sells arms to a revolutionary group in Cuba.