excellent ... the handling of the fishing and mechanical fish very good. Had some minor dislikes ... but all in all he was terribly high on the picture and pleased with it." Hemingway was notorious for his dislike for most of the film adaptations of his stories, and in 1959, he implicitly disagreed with Hayward's assessment, stating that the only Hollywood adaptation of one of his stories that he liked was The Killers. See also List of American films of 1958 Notes References External links 1958 films 1950s adventure drama films American adventure drama films Films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin Films about fishing Films about old age Films based on works by Ernest Hemingway Films directed by John Sturges Films directed by Fred Zinnemann Films set in Cuba Films set in the Caribbean Films shot in Cuba Films shot in Ecuador Films shot in Peru Films that won the Best Original Score Academy Award Sea adventure films Warner Bros. films Films set on boats American survival films 1958 drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films