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Writers:
A.E. Hotchner (screenplay)
Ernest Hemingway (stories)
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Release Date:
28 September 1962 (West Germany) more
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Plot:
An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. more
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(4 articles)
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"This is not a masterpiece....but a serious attempt to bring early Hemingway to the Screen" more (10 total)

Cast

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Richard Beymer ... Nick Adams
Diane Baker ... Carolyn
Corinne Calvet ... Contessa
Fred Clark ... Mr. Turner
Dan Dailey ... Billy Campbell
James Dunn ... Telegrapher
Juano Hernandez ... Bugs
Arthur Kennedy ... Dr. Adams

Ricardo Montalban ... Major Padula

Paul Newman ... The Battler
Susan Strasberg ... Rosanna
Jessica Tandy ... Mrs. Adams

Eli Wallach ... John
Edward Binns ... Brakeman
Philip Bourneuf ... City Editor
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Also Known As:
Adventures of a Young Man (UK)
Ernest Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (USA) (complete title)
Hemingways Abenteuer eines jungen Mannes (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Aventuras de Um Jovem (Portugal) [pt]
Cuando se tienen veinte años (Spain) [es]
Le avventure di un giovane (Italy) [it]
Nuoren miehen seikkailut (Finland) [fi]
O megalofyis tyhodioktis (Greece) [el]
Przygody mlodego czlowieka (Poland) [pl]
Vinderen taber altid (Denmark) [da]
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Runtime:
145 min | USA:139 min (FMC Library Print)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | USA:Approved (certificate #20134) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16

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Sharon Tate is reported to be in the film, but she has not been identified after repeated viewings. more
Quotes:
Ad Francis, 'The Battler': Uh, I'm crazy...Ever been crazy, kid?
Nick Adams: No. How's it get ya?
Ad Francis, 'The Battler': [Confused and disoriented] I don't kn...I don't know. See, ya...ya know...see, when you got it, then...that means ya don't know about it...
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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
"This is not a masterpiece....but a serious attempt to bring early Hemingway to the Screen", 27 June 2005
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Author: victorsargeant from United States BOULDER COUNTY COLORADO

Susan Strausberg at her best. The story is taken directly from Ernest Hemmingways's life. Nick Adams plays Ernest.

Music by Franz Waxman is excellent. Jessica Tandy great performance. Arthur Kennedy is great as well. Paul Newman, don't know why he did this part, but I admire his risking, to allow us to see him, stupid and ugly.

I learned a lot from this film, as I was growing up in the Midwest and understood the coming of age agony. "Splender in the Grass" goes well with this type of film, as they are the wounded human soul, and its power to withstand all pain, and be transformed into a hero. The price of wisdom is your innocence, as always.

I have seen this film 30 times and still enjoy its charming bitter sweet story. BRAVO Ernest.

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