Islands in the Stream (film)

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Islands in the Stream
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Screenplay by Denne Bart Petitclerc
Based onThe novel Islands in the Stream
by Ernest Hemingway
Produced by Peter Bart
Max Palevsky
Starring George C. Scott
David Hemmings
Gilbert Roland
Claire Bloom
Cinematography Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by Robert Swink
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • March 9, 1977 (1977-03-09)(United States)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$8 million [1]

Islands in the Stream is a 1977 American drama film, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published 1970 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred George C. Scott, Hart Bochner, Claire Bloom, Gilbert Roland, and David Hemmings. [2] [3] The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing to Close Encounters of the Third Kind .

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Plot

Artist Thomas Hudson is an American who has left the civilized world for a simple life in the Caribbean. Schaffner tells the tale in four parts:

Cast

References

  1. "Islands in the Stream (1977) - Financial Information". The Numbers . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. Variety film review; March 9, 1977, page 16.
  3. Islands in the Stream at IMDb