剧情介绍
曾经，圣地亚哥（斯宾塞·屈塞 Spencer Tracy 饰）是当地最优秀的渔夫，只要他向大海发出进攻，空手而归从来都是不可能发生的事情。可是如今，圣地亚哥已经垂垂老矣，连续数个月的颗粒无收让他明白，情势不容乐观。面对同行们的质疑和嘲笑，圣地亚哥表面上波澜不惊，内心里却暗暗焦急。 为了捕到鱼，圣地亚哥来到了一片陌生的水域，在这里，他发现了一个“大家伙”，随后，圣地亚哥和水里的大家伙展开了数轮争斗，最终将其捕获。很快，水中的血腥味引来了成群的鲨鱼，为了保护自己的战利品，为了守护自己的荣誉，圣地亚哥又展开了和鲨鱼之间的殊死搏斗。Now an old man, a lifelong fisherman sets out to sea to ply his trade as he has done all of his life. He's not had much good fortune of late and has gone almost three months without a major catch while others are catching one or even two large marlins every week. Many of the locals make fun of him and some say he's too old now to be fishing but he still loves what he does and is encouraged by a young boy who loves him and has faith in him. On this day he hooks the fish of a lifetime, a marlin that is larger than his skiff. As it slowly pulls him out to sea, the old man reminisces about his past, his successes and the high points of his life. When he does finally manage to land the fish he has to fight off sharks who are feeding on it as he tries to return to his Cuban village.