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August 19

Looking for title of an old film

Possibly in black and white, my memory of it is that it was quite melancholic. It featured a fisherman with an odd accent ("Leetl feesh" he would say to the little fish) and I think a boy. The fisherman sang a song, probably about said feesh. Is that possibly enough for a RD expert Sherlock? --Dweller (talk) 09:02, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The fisherman and boy remind me The Old Man and the Sea. Are you possibly thinking of a film version of that? Though I don't remember any songs in the book, some liberties for a film might have been taken. Dismas|^(talk) 10:00, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sounded like it might have been spot on, but these images reveal it's definitely not the one I'm thinking of. --Dweller (talk) 10:19, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It may not have been TOMATS, but I think it's still a Spencer Tracy movie, one for which he won a Best Actor Oscar - Captains Courageous. Our article is Captains Courageous (1937 film). -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 11:21, 19 August 2015 (UTC

Spot on! That's mightily impressive, considering the few (and pretty rubbish) clues I provided. Thank you! --Dweller (talk) 11:30, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but it wasn't hard. I just googled "leetle feesh" man boat boy, and it was the very first hit. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:03, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gosh, I'd forgotten about that film. Have the Kleenex handy for Tracy's dying oration. Alansplodge (talk) 13:44, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Looking For Alaska, film?

Is Looking For Alaska by John Green will be a film? And Who Are the screenplayers? Please answer ASAP. Thank you.Chandelia16 (talk) 11:07, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you've read Looking_for_Alaska#Film_adaptation? (and I've fixed the link to the author for you) Rojomoke (talk) 12:02, 19 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You!!! But I wish theChandelia16 (talk) 02:28, 21 August 2015 (UTC) names of the screenplayers are showed.[reply]

If you mean "the writer of screenplay", the article says that the current draft was written by Sarah Polley. If you mean the actors, they have not been cast yet. Smurrayinchester 10:29, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]