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The Sun Also Rises

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Jake Barnes (Tyrone Power), a journalist from the United States, comes out of World War I injured and disillusioned. Rather than return home, he chooses to leave his past behind and move to Paris, where he meets an aimless group of bohemian expatriates. His new friends include the seductive Brett Ashley (Ava Gardner) and her lover, the reckless alcoholic Mike Campbell (Errol Flynn). Together, they pursue a hedonistic, directionless lifestyle until Brett's affection for Jake complicates matters.
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Peter Walsh Film Culture Unfortunately, the film retains the novelist’s text without capturing the distinctive mood of the original. An aura of remoteness obscures the vital motivations (wildly seeking expression in cynical bravado) of the characters. Mar 30, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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j F Maybe it is a better movie if you never read Hemingway's book! Almost all film adaptions from books are a disappointment, and not having read the book, it was fine with it. move anyway! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/30/24 Full Review Richard L An absolutely horrid attempt at adapting a masterfully written book. You can kind of see what the screenwriters were going for, forcing a bit more structure into the story, but even at over 2 hours it still mostly just feels like an agglomeration of random scenes without any emotional glue to keep them together. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/01/23 Full Review Audience Member An absolutely horrid attempt at adapting a masterfully written book. You can kind of see what the screenwriters were going for, forcing a bit more structure into the story, but even at over 2 hours it still mostly just feels like an agglomeration of random scenes without any emotional glue to keep them together. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review richard f Hemingway an unhappy genius! Love him or don't what a telent. Tyrone Powers one of a few forgotten great American actors. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A rivating and beautifully filmed rendition of the Hemingway classic. The bullfight scence is a classic. The cast, however, should have featured much younger actors. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Bad adaptation of the book, but a great movie to see old Zorro (Tyrone Power) and old Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) sitting in the sun in Spain, enjoying life. And you see legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans as the young matador, the rest of the cast thought he sucked, but director Henry King wrote them a note saying 'the kid stays in the picture'. This is also the title of Evans' autobiography and his 2002 documentary on his own carreer. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Henry King

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Tyrone Power

Jake Barnes

Ava Gardner

Lady Brett Ashley

Errol Flynn

Mike Campbell

Mel Ferrer

Robert Cohn

Eddie Albert

Bill Gorton
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Synopsis Jake Barnes (Tyrone Power), a journalist from the United States, comes out of World War I injured and disillusioned. Rather than return home, he chooses to leave his past behind and move to Paris, where he meets an aimless group of bohemian expatriates. His new friends include the seductive Brett Ashley (Ava Gardner) and her lover, the reckless alcoholic Mike Campbell (Errol Flynn). Together, they pursue a hedonistic, directionless lifestyle until Brett's affection for Jake complicates matters.
Director
Henry King
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 1957, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2016
Runtime
2h 9m
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