In Love and War (1996)

Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty, he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Attenborough

Writers:

Henry S. Villard (book), James Nagel (book),

Stars:

Mackenzie Astin, Chris O'Donnell, Margot Steinberg

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mackenzie Astin	...	Henry Villard
Chris O'Donnell	...	Ernest 'Ernie' Hemingway
Margot Steinberg	...	Mabel 'Rosie' Rose
Sandra Bullock	...	Agnes von Kurowsky
Alan Bennett	...	Porter
Ingrid Lacey	...	Elsie 'Mac' MacDonald
Terence Sach	...	Porter
Carlo Croccolo	...	Town Mayor
Tara Hugo	...	Katherine 'Gumshoe' De Long
Gigi Vivan	...	Italian Child
Giuseppe Bonato	...	Grandfather
Allegra Di Carpegna	...	Loretta Cavanaugh
Diane Witter	...	Adele Brown
Mindy Lee Raskin	...	Charlotte Anne Miller
Tracy Hostmyer	...	Ruth Harper

Storyline

Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty, he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls in love with his nurse, Agnes von Kurowsky.

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Plot Keywords:

ernest hemingway | nurse | driver | ambulance driver | world war one | 

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Taglines:

In war they found each other...In each other they found love...

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for graphic war injuries and some sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

24 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ahava B'Milhama

Filming Locations:

Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,494,725 (USA) (24 January 1997)

Gross:

$14,466,354 (USA) (7 March 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimitri Villard Productions, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brendan Fraser tested for the role of Ernest Hemingway.

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Goofs

At the beginning of this WWI movie an Italian marching band is playing the "Beer Barrel Polka". The song was not written until the late 1920's and is Czech.

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Quotes

Henry Villard: Older people start aging backwards at some point.

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Connections

Referenced in Game On: Episode #3.2 (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Beer Barrel Polka"
by Lew Brown, Wladimir A. Timm, Jaromir Vejvoda and Vasek Zeman

User Reviews

An all-around great film!

In Love and War is one of the greatest romance films ever. O'Donnell and Bullock shine in this sentimental melodrama about war and what it can do to love. O'Donnell is great as Hemingway and Bullock rocks as the nurse that falls for him. This movie is perfect for women and if you can get your hubbie to watch with you, well, that's good, too.