The Sun Also Rises (1957)
Directed by Henry King

Drama
aka: Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises

Film Synopsis

In Europe after the war, Jake, an American journalist still recovering from his war wounds, meets an old flame in Paris.  She is Brett Ashley, a woman surrounded by a throng of admirers she cannot get rid of.  One day, Brett leaves for Spain so that she can marry a wealthy industrialist.  Jack is devastated when he hears of this, but Brett remembers him and decides instead to live with him.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Henry King
  • Script: Peter Viertel, Ernest Hemingway (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Leo Tover
  • Music: Hugo Friedhofer
  • Cast: Tyrone Power (Jake Barnes), Ava Gardner (Lady Brett Ashley), Mel Ferrer (Robert Cohn), Errol Flynn (Mike Campbell), Eddie Albert (Bill Gorton), Gregory Ratoff (Count Mippipopolous), Juliette Gréco (Georgette Aubin), Marcel Dalio (Zizi), Henry Daniell (Doctor), Bob Cunningham (Harris), Danik Patisson (Marie), Robert Evans (Pedro Romero), Ricardo Adalid Black (Spanish Waiter), Ann Codee (Mme. Blanche), Jacqueline Evans (Mrs. Braddock), Lilia Guízar (Jake's Secretary), Rebeca Iturbide (Frances), Estela Larralde (Paris Concierge), Lee Morgan (American at Bullfight), Carlos Múzquiz (Juanito Montoya)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English / Spanish / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 130 min
  • Aka: Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises

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