Hemingway

Duration: 51 min.

Year Published: 1971

Creator: NBC MCGH

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Demonstrates how the life and work of Ernest Hemingway were interdependent, revealing the deep roots of his art and outlook and his participation in many of the important events of the 20th century. Draws upon rare motion pictures and still photographs as well as on little-known material he wrote in his days of apprenticeship., Depicts the life of Ernest Hemingway from boyhood through his years as a journalist and novelist, until his death. Documentary footage is used to show the active life led by Hemingway and to show how it related to his writings. Glimpses other literary personalities such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce. Indicates Hemingway's active role in the Spanish Civil War and World Wars I and II. Narration is by Chet Huntley.

Complete Record: , Uses rare motion pictures and still photographs as well as little-known material Hemingway wrote in his days of apprenticeship to reveal the deep roots of his art. The film re-creates important events in the twentieth century and reveals their impact on Hemingway's writing. , Depicts the life of Ernest Hemingway from boyhood through his years as a journalist and novelist, until his death. Documentary footage is used to show the active life led by Hemingway and to show how it related to his writings. Glimpses other literary personalities such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce. Indicates Hemingway's active role in the Spanish Civil War and World Wars I and II. Narration is by Chet Huntley., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.