The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988)

8.0/10 100 min Drama

Overview

Larger-than-life American author Ernest Hemingway is the subject of this biopic that chronicles the famous writer's life from childhood to his suicide at age 61. Haunted by various inner demons -- including his father's suicide -- Hemingway serves in World War I, marries four times, and finds creative support from Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein and other expatriates living in 1920s Paris.

Cast

Victor Garber

Ernest Hemingway

Joe Pesci

John Dos Passos

Bruno Ganz

Ezra Pound

Karen Black

Martha Gelhorn

Gianni Cavina

Natoli

Annie Girardot

Gertrude Stein

José Luis Gómez

Pablo Picasso

Cristina Hoyos

María Picasso

Erland Josephson

Clarence Hemingway

Phyllis Logan

Mary Welsh

Ángela Molina

La signora

Assumpta Serna

Agnes von Kurowsky

Ana Torrent

Carmen Ordóñez

Rita Tushingham

Alice Toklas

Mirjana Karanović

Željka Cvjetan

Giuseppe Cederna

Christa Lang

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