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Islands in the Stream

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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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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 07/02/2018
3/4
Islands in the Stream is a big, strong, old-fashioned movie about that threatened species, the Hemingway Hero. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/16/2023
It has some really good things and plenty of bad. Definitively, it must be watched. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) 05/09/2023
The joys of Islands in the Stream are intermittent, but there are enough of them to make the picture worth seeing. Go to Full Review Joe Leydon The Times (Shreveport, LA) 04/22/2021
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. Go to Full Review Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press 10/23/2019
This semiautobiographical unfinished novel of Papa's, put together by his widow, is the best screen adaptation of any of the Hemingway works. Go to Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) 07/30/2019
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] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d 04/11/2022 another great one from the great George C! See more 08/13/2016 This beautifully acted film should have gotten an Oscar nod for Best Picture. See more 02/16/2015 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. See more 05/19/2014 almost a perfect film. A great performance by George C. Scott See more 07/21/2012 An excellent film. Beautifully cast, photographed, written, scored & acted. Truly exceptional in every way. See more 04/23/2012 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.... See more Read all reviews
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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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Islands in the Stream

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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
Producer
Peter Bart, Max Palevsky
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 9, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 45m
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