Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor father, leaves his rural Michigan home to embark on an eventful cross-country journey. He is touched and affected by his encounters with a punch-drunk ex-boxer, a sympathetic telegrapher, and an alcoholic advanceman for a burlesque show. After failing to get a job as reporter in New York, he enlists in the Italian army during World War I as an ambulance driver. His camaraderie with fellow soldiers and a romance with a nurse he meets after being wounded propel him to manhood.

5.2

145 min

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 Hernández

as Bugs

Arthur Kennedy

as Dr. Henry Adams

Ricardo Montalban

as Major Padula

Paul Newman

as The Battler

Susan Strasberg

as Rosanna

Jessica Tandy

as Mrs. Helen Adams

Eli Wallach

as John

Edward Binns

as Brakeman

Philip Bourneuf

as City Editor

Tullio Carminati

as Rosanna's Father

Marc Cavell

as Eddy Boulton

Charles Fredericks

as Mayor

Simon Oakland

as Joe Boulton

Michael J. Pollard

as George

Lillian Adams

as Indian Woman (uncredited)

Aladdin

as Orchestra Leader at Dinner (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

as Conductor (uncredited)

Russ Bender

as Serviceman at Train Station (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Harry Carter

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Laura Cornell

as Burlesque Queen (uncredited)

Miriam Goldina

as Indian Mid-Wife (uncredited)

Pitt Herbert

as Bartender (uncredited)

Pat Hogan

as Billy Tabeshaw (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Chef (uncredited)

Baruch Lumet

as Morris (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

as Old Soldier (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Sherry Staiger

as Burlesque Queen (uncredited)

Alfredo Varelli

as Father Ben (uncredited)

Mel Welles

as Italian Sergeant (uncredited)

Sharon Tate

as Burlesque Queen (Uncredited)

Director

Martin Ritt