The Old Man and the Sea may refer to:

• The Old Man and the Sea, novella by Ernest Hemingway
• The Old Man and the Sea (1958 film), directed by John Sturges, starring Spencer Tracy
• The Old Man and the Sea (1999 film), paint-on-glass-animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov
• The Old Man and the Sea (TV miniseries) (1990), starring Anthony Quinn
• The Old Man and the Sea (band), a Progressive rock band from Denmark

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