Study Guide compares the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway to the movie version The Old Man and the Sea (1958) starring Spencer Tracy. Directed by John Sturges. Warner Brothers. This movie version of The Old Man and the Sea matches the book almost perfectly. The differences are minor. The setting, characters, and themes of the book are accurate, and the screenplay is almost word-for-word from the book. - A Teacher Time-Saver - Perfect For CCSS - Distance Learning or Homeschooling - The Common Core Standards call for comparing the novel text to a different version, especially a film version. Movie Version study guides provide reliable information about the comparison to know if student responses are accurate. Movie Version study guides compare the movie of a book to the book itself. The study guides cover both the plot and characters in the movie and the book. Each study guide contains: The Movie: A scene-by-scene comparison with chapters in the book, including errors and omissions in the movie. The Book: Complete chapter-by-chapter summaries of the book. How Accurate is the Movie? Each study guide rates the movie's accuracy according to Plot, Characters, Setting, Structure, Symbols, and Theme and reveals what's in the movie that's NOT in the book and what's in the book that's NOT in the movie. Digitally download the movie version study guide today to find out how the movie is not like the book.