The Sun Also Rises (1957 film)

The Sun Also Rises
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry King
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Screenplay by	Peter Viertel
Based on	The novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Starring	Tyrone Power Ava Gardner Mel Ferrer Errol Flynn
Music by	Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Edited by	William Mace
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	August 23, 1957 (1957-08-23) (United States)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million
Box office	$3,815,000 (US rentals)

The Sun Also Rises is a 1957 film adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name directed by Henry King. The screenplay was written by Peter Viertel and it starred Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer and Errol Flynn. Much of it was filmed on location in France and Spain in Cinemascope and color by Deluxe. A highlight of the film is the famous "running of the bulls" in Pamplona, Spain and two bullfights.

Film rights to the novel were sold in the late 1920s for a reported $10,000. These rights were transferred to Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson, by the author at the time of their divorce, so he never personally benefited from the sale.

Originally the film was going to be made at RKO, possibly starring Ann Harding. In 1940 agent-producer Charles Feldman bought the rights from Harding's one-time husband, actor Harry Bannister, for a reported $35,000.

In 1948, it was announced Howard Hawks had bought the film rights. He subsequently sold part of his interest to Feldman, but the project did not go beyond the development stage. In 1955, Hawks and Feldman sold the rights of the novel to Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century Fox, who still hoped to use Hawks as director. This was part of a deal whereby Feldman sold his interest in a number of projects to Fox – the others included Heaven Knows, Mr Allison, The Wayward Bus and Oh Men! Oh Women!. Of this deal, the rights to The Sun Also Rises were estimated at $125,000.