A Farewell to Arms

19571957
ApprovedApproved
2h 32m

A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Drama Romance War

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.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.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.

Directors
- Charles Vidor
- John Huston(uncredited)
Writers
- Ben Hecht(screenplay)
- Ernest Hemingway(novel)
- Laurence Stallings(play)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Vittorio De Sica, Rock Hudson, and Jennifer Jones in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Vittorio De Sica, Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, and Charles Vidor in A Farewell to Arms (1957)

Lt. Frederick Henryas Lt. Frederick Henry

Catherine Barkleyas Catherine Barkley

Vittorio De Sica

Major Alessandro Rinaldias Major Alessandro Rinaldi

Dr. Emerichas Dr. Emerich

Mercedes McCambridge

Miss Van Campenas Miss Van Campen

Helen Fergusonas Helen Ferguson

Bonelloas Bonello

Colonel Valentinias Colonel Valentini

Franco Interlenghi

Aymoas Aymo

Leopoldo Trieste

Passinias Passini

Major Stampias Major Stampi
(as Jose Nieto)

Georges Bréhat

Captain Bassias Captain Bassi
(as Georges Brehat)

Mrs. Zimmermanas Mrs. Zimmerman

Lieutenant Zimmermanas Lieutenant Zimmerman

Delivery Room Nurseas Delivery Room Nurse

Father Gallias Father Galli

Court Martial Colonelas Court Martial Colonel
(uncredited)

Memmo Carotenuto

Nino the Doorkeeperas Nino the Doorkeeper
(uncredited)

Directors
- Charles Vidor
- John Huston(uncredited)
Writers
- Ben Hecht(screenplay)
- Ernest Hemingway(novel)
- Laurence Stallings(play)
All cast & crew
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Frederick Henry, an American serving as a volunteer ambulance driver with the Italian forces in the First World War, is wounded and falls in love with his attending nurse, the British Catherine Barkley. In the midst of war and some intrigue, the pair struggles to stay together and to survive the horrors around them. —Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Taglines
- One of the great love stories of all time !
Genres
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Rock Hudson turned down Sayonara (1957) and Ben-Hur (1959) in order to make this film. He later said this was the biggest mistake of his career.

Goofs
Catherine is supposed to be younger than Frederick, yet Jennifer Jones is clearly several years older than Rock Hudson.

Quotes
Major Alessandro Rinaldi: She's very strange, very moody, who knows she might even prefer you to me.

Crazy credits
Producer David O. Selznick tries to imitate the opening credits of his classic film, "Gone With The Wind", by having the letters of the title "A Farewell to Arms" sweep slowly across the screen from right to left.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969)

Top review

Hemingway strikes out again!!!

Strange that one of America's favorite writers has no success in having his novels transferred to the screen with any fidelity or improvement over the original. 'A Farewell to Arms' is a lumbering, turgid, over-stuffed movie that never seems real. Chemistry between Hudson and Jones is simply not there--Jennifer Jones, in particular, seems remote and detached as the nurse even when she's supposed to be wildly in love. And then there's the matter of length--it seems to go on forever with a very weak resolution.

David O. Selznick wanted to create something that would rank alongside his 'Gone with the Wind' as an epic romance with a war background--but the talky script defeated everyone. Hemingway himself publicly disowned the movie, claiming that Jones was far too old for the part and unhappy about the film in general. At any rate, it was not the hoped for success and did nothing to halt the decline of Selznick's career--or Jennifer Jones' career for that matter. A big disappointment.

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Release date
- December 14, 1957 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Latin
Also known as
- In einem anderen Land
Filming locations
- Venzone, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Production company
- Selznick International Pictures
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Budget
- $4,353,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
2 hours 32 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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