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Hemingway: Winner Take Nothing

199886 minGdocumentary

Margaux Hemingway travels to Europe to explore the life of her grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, and reflects on their shared struggles with self-destruction.

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Michael Collins

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Margaux Hemingway travels to Europe to explore the life of her grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, and reflects on their shared struggles with self-destruction.

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Michael Collins

Michael Collinsdirector

Margaux Hemingway

Margaux Hemingwaycast

Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffettcast

Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chiraccast

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymourcast

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Supermodel and actress Margaux Hemingway travels to Europe to learn more about the life of her famous grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, and discovers parallels between his self-destructive nature and her own.

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