Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1962Movie⏱️ 2h 25mApproved

AdventureDramaWar

⭐ 6.3

IMDB Rating

758 votes

An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I.

Director

Martin Ritt

Writers

A.E. Hotchner, Ernest Hemingway

Stars

Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Corinne Calvet

Release Date

September 22, 1962

Language

English

Country

United States

🎯 7

Nominations

💬 26

Reviews

📋 1.6K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Beymer

as Nick Adams

Diane Baker

as Carolyn

Corinne Calvet

as Contessa

Fred Clark

as Mr. Turner

Dan Dailey

as Billy Campbell

James Dunn

as Telegrapher

Juano Hernandez

as Bugs

Arthur Kennedy

as Dr. Henry Adams

Ricardo Montalban

as Major Padula

Paul Newman

as The Battler

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39 : 1

Color

Filming Location

Mellen, Wisconsin, USA

Production

Jerry Wald Productions

🏷️ Keywords

italyauthor name in titlesubstance abuseambulance driverboxer

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Notable and attractive film about adventures and misfortunes of a good-natured young in America and Italy

by ma-cortes • 2020-12-21

7/10

"A naive young from Middle America named Nick Adams , Ernest's pseudonym : Richard Beymer undertakes a voyage to learn about vital experiences . He asks for a job as a reporter at a known newspaper but he is rejected . He then gets a job as a barman and at a drafting convention takes a decisive decision . In order to get some life adventures he decides to join the armed forces during WWI. As he was drafted into the Italian Army as a Lieutenant. Eventually , he falls in love for a beautiful girl : Susan Strasberg , who meets and heals him after being injured .Young Man in a Hungry Hurry . F..."

💡 Did You Know?

Ernest Hemingway wrote the opening and closing narration and was scheduled to deliver it himself, but his suicide prior to the film's conclusion prevented that.