Movie
A Farewell to Arms
Overview
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.
Details
- Release date
- 1957-12-14
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Selznick International Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rock Hudson as Lt. Frederick Henry
- Jennifer Jones as Catherine Barkley
- Vittorio De Sica as Major Rinaldi
- Luigi Barzini as Court Martial Colonel
- Georges Brehat as Captain Bassi
- Oskar Homolka as Dr. Emerich
- Mercedes McCambridge as Mrs. Van Campen
- Elaine Stritch as Helen Ferguson
- Kurt Kasznar as Bonello
- Victor Francen as Colonel Valentini
- Alberto Sordi as Père Galli
- Leopoldo Trieste as Passini
Crew
- Charles Vidor - Director
- Ben Hecht - Screenplay
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