Heningway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
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54% of users liked it
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The "official" title of this film is Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man; its screenplay is adapted from semi-autobiographical "Nick Adams" stories written by Ernest Hemingway. Played by Richard Beymer (West Side Story), Nick Adams is a young Michigan boy who sets out in… More The "official" title of this film is Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man; its screenplay is adapted from semi-autobiographical "Nick Adams" stories written by Ernest Hemingway. Played by Richard Beymer (West Side Story), Nick Adams is a young Michigan boy who sets out in the early 1900s to learn about life and to pursue a journalistic career. No sooner is he on his way than he gets his first taste of "real life" by being thrown off a train by a railroad agent. He attempts to secure newspaper work, but is laughed out of the office due to his inexperience. He gains valuable insight on the human condition while serving in the Italian army during World War One, where (in Farewell to Arms fashion) a star-crossed romance develops between Nick and a Red Cross nurse (Susan Strasberg). Nick returns to America determined to pursue his destiny by writing of his now-vast experiences. Long and somewhat poky, Adventures of a Young Man is enlivened by the cameo appearance of Paul Newman as a pathetic, punch drunk boxer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Martin Ritt
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 18, 1962 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Based on Hemingway's short stories, Martin Ritt's chronicle is long, rambling, disappointing film in which Richard Beymer is miscast as the young novelist.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Overlong, sappy and rambling.
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Cast
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Richard Beymer
as Nick Adams
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Diane Baker
as Carolyn
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Paul Newman
as Ad Francis
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Corinne Calvet
as Contessa
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Ricardo Montalban
as Major Padula
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Fred Clark
as Mr. Turner
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Dan Dailey
as Billy Campbell
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James Dunn
as Telegrapher
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Arthur Kennedy
as Dr. Adams
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Juano Hernandez
as Bugs
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Jessica Tandy
as Mrs. Adams
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Eli Wallach
as John
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Edward Binns
as Brakeman
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Whit Bissell
as Ludstrum
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Philip Bourneuf
as Montecito
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Tullio Carminatti
as Rosanna's father
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Marc Cavell
as Eddy Bolton
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Charles E. Fredericks
as Mayor
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Simon Oakland
as Joe Bolton
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Michael J. Pollard
as George
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Pat Hogan
as Billy Tabeshaw
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Susan Strasberg
as Rosanna
