Islands in the Stream

PG

Released Mar 9, 1977

1 hr. 45 min.

Adventure

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91%

11 Reviews

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64%

100+ Ratings

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A Hemingwayesque artist (George C. Scott) plays and drinks in the 1940s Bahamas, visited by his first wife (Claire Bloom) and three sons.

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another great one from the great George C!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/11/22

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This beautifully acted film should have gotten an Oscar nod for Best Picture.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Apesar de ser algo previsível, nas suas funções de tearjerker para duros, "Islands in the Stream" sai por cima ao confiar uma história de enorme estofo a um George C. Scott que se alimentava de grandes desafios como este. Enquanto adaptação de um romance de Hemingway, "Islands in the stream" dá-se muito bem também nos paralelos que constrói entre os desafios pessoais interiores e as batalhadas vividas com a natureza. Fazem falta filmes assim nas tardes de domingo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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almost a perfect film. A great performance by George C. Scott

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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An excellent film. Beautifully cast, photographed, written, scored & acted. Truly exceptional in every way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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A soft, gentle film with romantic and family angst .... George C Scott was excellent in the 'Hemingway' role and had splendid support from the rest of the cast... well photographed and a good score too.....a good film for a wet afternoon....

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

George C. Scott

Thomas Hudson

David Hemmings

Eddy

Claire Bloom

Audrey

Gilbert Roland

Captain Ralph

Susan Tyrrell

Lil

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Islands in the Stream is a big, strong, old-fashioned movie about that threatened species, the Hemingway Hero.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 2, 2018

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

It has some really good things and plenty of bad. Definitively, it must be watched. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 16, 2023

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

The joys of Islands in the Stream are intermittent, but there are enough of them to make the picture worth seeing.

May 9, 2023

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Joe Leydon

The Times (Shreveport, LA)

Islands in the Stream is best when it centers on people instead of plot. The film is blessed with a marvelously literate script (by Denne Bart Petitclerc), and fine actors who bring that script to life.

Apr 22, 2021

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

This semiautobiographical unfinished novel of Papa's, put together by his widow, is the best screen adaptation of any of the Hemingway works.

Oct 23, 2019

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

This is a key film in order to understand [Ernest] Hemingway, although not to enjoy his work, which is better represented in other films. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 30, 2019

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Synopsis

A Hemingwayesque artist (George C. Scott) plays and drinks in the 1940s Bahamas, visited by his first wife (Claire Bloom) and three sons.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013

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