The Old Man and the Sea film materials, 1957/1958

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968

Summary

Extent:
0.06 Cubic Feet 2 folders
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Screenplay by Peter Viertel and a representative selection of seventeen original 8 x 10 inch black and white glossy stills, with studio cutline in lower border for publicity to promote this adaptation of Hemingway's Pulitzer-Prize winning novella, based on the screenplay by Peter Viertel, starring Spencer Tracy as the Old Man, a role for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, under the direction of John Sturges.

Acquisition information:

This film stills were purchased from William Reese Company by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library in July 2018.

The screen play was purchased from Royal Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 11 July 2022.

Physical facet:
Seventeen original 8 x 10 inch black and white glossy stills, with studio cutline in lower border. One screenplay by Peter Viertel
Dimensions:
Seventeen original 8 x 10 inch black and white glossy stills
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
film stills
Screenplays