fishermen

An old fisherman battles the sea and sharks to bring home the giant marlin he caught.

A fisherman catches an oyster that contains a large, lustrous pearl. He becomes a rich man, forgets how to sing the fisherman's songs, and becomes melancholy.

Hemingway's triumphant yet tragic story of an old Cuban fisherman and his relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream combines the simplicity of a fable, the significance of a parable, and the drama of an epic.

Follows a commercial fisherman through his day as he prepares his boat for a two-week fishing trip, leaves port in the Gulf of Mexico, operates navigational equipment and a sonar "fish finder," and unloads the day's catch.

Terrible events follow the discovery of a magnificent pearl by a poor Mexican fisherman.

Fleeing from a neighbor's assailants, who believe he has identified them to the police, LeRoy leaves his Chicago housing project to live with his grandfather, a shrimp fisherman, in Mississippi. When the Chicago police come for him, LeRoy must decide if he is going to risk his life testifying.

Follows the daily activities of a fisherman as he and his partner take their boat out on the ocean, bring back a big catch of fish, and sell the fish at the market.