The Old Man and the Sea plot
"SPENCER TRACY in his most suspenseful role...ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S story of Heroism...Defeat...Victory!"
An old Cuban fisherman, Santiago, who has spent most of his life alone, sets out to find himself and catch something again after losing his only friend, a young Cuban boy. Fishing has not gone well for him in recent months: he has been dry for more than eighty days. During this new trip, however, he catches a very large fish. However, before Santiago can retrieve it, this fish is snatched away by a pack of sharks. Santiago must then deliver a grand duel to the death with the sharks...