An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I.An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I.An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I.
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- TriviaErnest Hemingway wrote the opening and closing narration and was scheduled to deliver it himself, but his suicide prior to the film's conclusion prevented that.
- Quotes
Nick Adams: Look, what can you tell in four days?
George: I'll tell ya what I can tell. I can tell ya that three times a day I get hungry and every twenty-four hours I get an irresistible urge to go to sleep in a bed. I don't wanna beg and I don't wanna steal. I don't want a cop tellin' me I'm a vagrant and runnin' me outta town. I'm sorry to desert you, but I'm not cut out for this kind of a life.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Password: Susan Strasberg vs. Van Johnson: evening show (1962)
In the small town from which Richard dreams of fleeing, his dad Arthur Kennedy is an alcoholic doctor and his mom Jessica Tandy never stops browbeating him. His girlfriend Diane Baker is pleasant enough, but Richard doesn't want to settle down and turn into his father. So, he buys a railroad ticket from James Dunn and leaves town. Along the way, he hitchhikes, walks, hops a train, fights in the war, and of course, falls in love with a nurse. This is Ernest Hemingway, after all.
Susan Strasberg plays the love of his life, and while she effectively tries out an Italian accent, it makes you wonder why they didn't just pick an Italian actress, especially since there were so many to choose from during that era. You'll get to see Dan Dailey, Eli Wallach, Fred Clark, Ricardo Montalban, Whit Bissell, and Corinne Calvert in the supporting cast as well. The star of the show, however, is the segment "The Battler" starring Paul Newman and Juano Hernandez. Originally a tv special in 1955, Paul Newman's unrecognizable and heartbreaking performance was so well received, Hollywood decided to make the entire movie of Hemingway's episodes. I'm always shocked by the incredible acting chops Paul shows when given the chance. He was pigeon-holed as Hud for the vast majority of his career, but the few chances he had to branch out were marvelous. Set to the lovely music of Franz Waxman, this long drama is not to be missed.
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- Ernest Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
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- $4,100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 25 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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