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Islands in the Stream

Play trailer Poster for Islands in the Stream PG Released Mar 9, 1977 1h 45m Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Islands in the Stream is a big, strong, old-fashioned movie about that threatened species, the Hemingway Hero. Rated: 3/4 Jul 2, 2018 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d another great one from the great George C! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/11/22 Full Review Audience Member This beautifully acted film should have gotten an Oscar nod for Best Picture. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member almost a perfect film. A great performance by George C. Scott Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member An excellent film. Beautifully cast, photographed, written, scored & acted. Truly exceptional in every way. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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