The World of Nick Adams
| "The World of Nick Adams" | |
|---|---|
| The Seven Lively Arts episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Robert Mulligan |
| Written by | A. E. Hotchner |
| Based on | The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway |
| Presented by | John Crosby |
| Featured music | Aaron Copland |
| Original air date | November 10, 1957 |
The World of Nick Adams is a 1957 television play based on five Nick Adams stories by Ernest Hemingway. They were adapted by A. E. Hotchner who later adapted the stories again for the film Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962).[1]
Cast
- Steven Hill as Nick Adams
- William Smithers as Bill
- Eli Wallach as Ad Francis
- Olive Deering as Frances
- Vivian Nathan as Alice
- William Marshall as Bugs
- Frank Silvera as John
Reception
Variety praised the "excellent cast and the creation of an atmosphere faithful to the Hemingway text."[2]
References
- ^ Hotchner, A. E (2001). "Introduction". Ernest Hemingway's After the storm : the story plus the screenplay and a commentary. p. 18.
- ^ "Seven Lively Arts". Variety. 13 November 1957. p. 36.