Hemingway, Pamplona Spain, bullfights, and two-peseta coins
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The 1957 film "The Sun Also Rises" is based on the 1926 Ernest Hemingway novel of the same name.
Jake Barnes (Tyrone Power), a World War I veteran, is living in Paris, France in 1922 where he works
as a newspaper writer.
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![]() 1. The group at a Pamplona outdoor restaurant
Mike Campbell, Brett Ashley, Jake Barnes.
![]() 2. Jake and Brett at a Pamplona bar
They share drinks while they discuss Brett's interest in the bullfighter.
![]() 3. Jake pays the bartender
The coin appears to be a silver coin and Jake describes it as "two pesetas."
A Spanish two pesetas coin:
![]() 4. Spain two pesetas 1882
Silver, 27.0 mm, 10.0 gm
Reverse: Spanish Arms, REY CONSTL. DE ESPANA - PLUS ULTRA - 2 PESETAS - M (Madrid) A peseta was worth around 20 United States cents in the 1920's.
The pair get ready to leave to attend another bullfight.
![]() 5. The bartender picks up the coin
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Cast, Directors, Writers:
Tyrone Power as Jake Barnes
Ava Gardner as Lady Brett Ashley Errol Flynn as Mike Campbell Robert Evans as Pedro Romero Writers: Peter Viertel Based on the 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway |
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