Documentary
United States of America
Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen is a documentary that explores the friendship and working relationship between Ernest Hemingway and Gary Cooper. The film delves into their shared experiences during World War I, their love of hunting and fishing, and their work in the film industry. It also examines their contrasting political views – Hemingway was a staunch leftist, while Cooper was a conservative – and how these differences did not affect their friendship.
The documentary features interviews with friends, family members, and Hollywood celebrities who knew Hemingway and Cooper well, including Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, George Plimpton, and Patricia Neal. It also includes archived footage of both men and audio recordings of Hemingway reading his own work. The film seeks to highlight the ways in which the Hemingway-Cooper friendship was a unique bond between two men who, on the surface, seemed very different from each other. Ultimately, Cooper and Hemingway: The True Gen is a tribute to the enduring power of friendship and artistic collaboration.
