Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
| Writing | Ernest Hemingway | Novel |
| Camera | Floyd Crosby | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John Sturges | Director |
| Production | Leland Hayward | Producer |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Peter Viertel | Screenplay |
