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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Ernest Hemingway (novel)
Benjamin Glazer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 December 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Every woman who has loved will understand. more
Plot:
A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Gary Cooper...what a dish!!! more (37 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Helen Hayes ... Catherine Barkley

Gary Cooper ... Lieutenant Frederic Henry

Adolphe Menjou ... Major Rinaldi
Mary Philips ... Helen Ferguson
Jack La Rue ... Priest
Blanche Friderici ... Head Nurse
Mary Forbes ... Miss Van Campen
Gilbert Emery ... British Major
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alice Adair ... Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Henry Armetta ... Bonello - Italian Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Herman Bing ... Swiss Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Agostino Borgato ... Giulio - Hospital Porter (uncredited)
Robert Cauterio ... Gordini (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday ... Swiss Nurse (uncredited)

Gino Corrado ... Italian Soldier (uncredited)
Peggy Cunningham ... Molly - Disgraced Nurse (uncredited)
George Humbert ... Piani - Singer (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd ... Nurse (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta ... Manera (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi ... Harry - Innkeeper (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Borzage 
 
Writing credits
Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Benjamin Glazer (screenplay) and
Oliver H.P. Garrett (screenplay)

Laurence Stallings  play (uncredited)

Produced by
Edward A. Blatt .... associate producer (uncredited)
Benjamin Glazer .... associate producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Herman Hand (uncredited)
W. Franke Harling (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun (uncredited)
John Leipold (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt (uncredited)
Ralph Rainger (uncredited)
Milan Roder (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Charles Lang 
 
Film Editing by
Otho Lovering (uncredited)
George Nichols Jr. (uncredited)
 
Casting by
Fred A. Datig (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Roland Anderson (uncredited)
Hans Dreier (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Travis Banton (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lew Borzage .... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles Griffin .... assistant director (uncredited)
Arthur Jacobson .... assistant director (uncredited)
Jean Negulesco .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Clem Jones .... props (uncredited)
Joe Robbins .... props (uncredited)
Joe Thompson .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Franklin Hansen .... sound (uncredited)
Harold Lewis .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Loyal Griggs .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart .... transparencies (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sherman Clark .... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert Pittack .... camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ed Gross .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Joe Robbins .... transportation (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Grace Dubray .... script clerk (uncredited)
Robert M. Gillham .... general press agent (uncredited)
Charles Griffin .... technical advisor: war sequences (uncredited)
Dr. Jardini .... technical advisor: hospital sequences (uncredited)
Daniel Keefe .... business manager (uncredited)
Jean Negulesco .... assistant: Benjamin Glazer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
In einem anderen Land (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Addio alle armi (Italy) [it]
Adiós a las armas (Spain) [es]
Apohairetismos sti simaia (Greece) [el]
Farväl till vapnen (Sweden) [sv]
Farvel til våbnene (Denmark) [da]
Jäähyväiset aseille (Finland) [fi]
L'adieu aux armes (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
80 min | Spain:83 min | USA:89 min (original version) | UK:79 min (DVD version)
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Language:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-12 (1996) | Finland:S (1989) | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #4306-R, 9 May 1938 for re-release)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Though in the novel the character of Catherine Barkley is described as very tall, actress Helen Hayes is a mere five feet tall. more
Quotes:
Catherine Barkley: [Catherine comes to tend a wounded Henry] Hello, darling!
Lieutenant Frederic Henry: Catherine!
[she kisses him]
Lieutenant Frederic Henry: You're lovely.
Catherine Barkley: Are you badly hurt?
Lieutenant Frederic Henry: You're lovely.
Catherine Barkley: [concerned] Oh my poor darling, it's your leg, isn't it?
Lieutenant Frederic Henry: You're the loveliest thing I ever saw.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Licence to Kill (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Tristan und Isolde more

FAQ

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Gary Cooper...what a dish!!!, 22 July 2001

Watch for some James Dean look-alike glances in this black and white movie. It also plays a lot like "The English Patient", but not as boring. The continual bombings and chaos of the fighting was very realistic, but it didn't move the plot along as well as it might have.

Helen Hayes as the love interest does a delightful job, but it's hard not to judge this picture by the technical improvements of today's cinematographers. I too have either outgrown Hemingway, or a lot of his dialogue was cut. I suggest you go back and give the book a read, and decide for yourself. I have promised to return and see the movie again, afterwards. Gary Cooper was a really great-looking, and good acting guy.....and I've never appreciated him before so much. He had a lot of stage business that made him appear quite natural.

Adolph Menjou as the fun-loving captain did an admirable job, as well.

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