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The Big Fisherman
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byFrank Borzage
Screenplay byHoward Estabrook
and Rowland V. Lee
Based onthe novel by Lloyd C. Douglas
Produced byRowland V. Lee
StarringHoward Keel
Susan Kohner
John Saxon
Martha Hyer
Herbert Lom
CinematographyLee Garmes, A.S.C.
Edited byPaul Weatherwax, A.C.E.
Music byAlbert Hay Malotte
Production
companies
Centurion Films, Inc.
Rowland V. Lee Production
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • August 4, 1959 (1959-08-04) (US)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1]
Box office$3 million (US/Canada rentals)[2]

The Big Fisherman is a 1959 American historical drama film directed by Frank Borzage about the life of Simon Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus. Starring Howard Keel, Susan Kohner and John Saxon, the production is adapted from the 1948 novel, The Big Fisherman (book) by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film was shot at Universal-International studios but released by Buena Vista, the film releasing company of Walt Disney Productions.

The Robe ends with "the Big Fisherman" as a nickname for Peter;[3] Jesus called him "the fisher of men" and "the Rock".

  1. ^ "Rowland V. Lee Brings in 'Big Fisherman'". Variety. February 4, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960". Variety. January 4, 1961. p. 47. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Hayes, John. "The Epic That Disappeared: The Big Fisherman" Widescreen Movies Magazine (last revised 6 November 2009)

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