A Farewell to Arms (1957)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Charles Vidor

Writers:

Ben Hecht (screenplay)
Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Release Date:

14 December 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Plot:

The story of an affair between an English nurse an an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I. |

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Italian Army | Italian Soldier | Armistice | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Rock Hudson	...	Lt. Frederick Henry
Jennifer Jones	...	Catherine Barkley
Vittorio De Sica	...	Major Alessandro Rinaldi
Oskar Homolka	...	Dr. Emerich (as Oscar Homolka)
Mercedes McCambridge	...	Miss Van Campen
Elaine Stritch	...	Helen Ferguson
Kurt Kasznar	...	Bonello
Victor Francen	...	Colonel Valentini
Franco Interlenghi	...	Aymo
Leopoldo Trieste	...	Passini
José Nieto	...	Major Stampi (as Jose Nieto)
Georges Bréhat	...	Captain Bassi (as Georges Brehat)
Johanna Hofer	...	Mrs. Zimmerman
Eduard Linkers	...	Lieutenant Zimmerman
Eva Kotthaus	...	Delivery Room Nurse

Also Known As:

Addio alle armi (Italy) [it]
Adiós a las armas (Spain) [es]
Apohairetismos sta opla (Greece) [el]
Farväl till vapnen (Sweden) [sv]
Farvel til våbnene (Denmark) [da]
In einem anderen Land (West Germany) [de]
In einem andern Land (Austria) [de]
Jäähyväiset aseille (Finland) [fi]
L'adieu aux armes (France) [fr]
O Adeus às Armas (Portugal) [pt]

Runtime:

152 min | Italy:141 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Iceland:12 | West Germany:16 (f) | USA:Approved (certificate #18795) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:G | France:U | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 (video rating) (1988) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video re-rating) (2005)

Filming Locations:

Alps, Italy

Company:

Selznick Studio, The

Trivia:

Vittorio De Sica had originally intended to direct the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the café while Catherine is in hospital, Frederick is shown placing the sugar cubes on the table, with three already there and his hand moving to place there the fourth one. Camera cuts to a different angle and there are suddenly five sugar cubes on the table. Later in the same scene, after he flattens the sugar cubes with his hand, the position of his hand (and sugar cubes) changes instantly and he's holding one sugar cube that he wasn't holding a split second before.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Biography: Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady" (2001)

This movie proves that the notion of love at first sight can exist.

This is one of the greatest movies ever made. It really is. With Rock Hudson as the lead (as far as im concerned), and Jennifer Jones as his love interest, this pair lights up the screen with their love for each other.

The cinematography is wonderful, the shots are well thought out, and they capture each moment perfectly. (as if Rock Hudson needs any help!) When your happy in this film, your really happy, when your sad, your really sad. Both are in the extreme cases. This film has one of the saddest endings you'll probably ever see, so keep the tissues near by...I know I needed them! Unlike the more recent "over-hyped" version, entitled "In Love and War" which stars Chris O'Donnell, and Sandra Bullock, this version stays very close to Ernest Hemmingway's Book. (A Farewell to Arms) Although IL&W was a great movie, and shared a very sad ending, I still have to believe that the older version was the better of the two. There's just something about it! Don't take my word for it, go rent it!!! It's time well spent, I'll assure you of that! It's a well deserved 11/10 in my book.