A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Vidor |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Screenplay by | Ben Hecht |
| Based on |
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway |
| Starring |
Rock Hudson Jennifer Jones Elaine Stritch |
| Music by | Mario Nascimbene |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | John M. Foley Gerard Wilson |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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152 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,100,000 or $4,353,000 |
| Box office | $20 million (worldwide) |
A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 American DeLuxe Color CinemaScope drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The screenplay by Ben Hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by Laurence Stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It was the last film produced by David O. Selznick. An earlier film version, A Farewell to Arms starred Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes.
Frederick Henry (Rock Hudson) is an American officer serving in an ambulance unit for the Italian Army during World War I. While recovering from a wound in a British base hospital in northern Italy, he is cared for by Catherine Barkley (Jennifer Jones), a Red Cross nurse he had met earlier, near the front, and they engage in an affair. Frederick's friend, the doctor, convinces the army that Frederick's knee is more severely wounded than it actually is and the two continue their romance but never get married.
Catherine discovers she is pregnant but after sneaking alcohol into the hospital for Frederick, the head nurse Miss Van Campen (Mercedes McCambridge) discovers the duplicity and separates them. She informs Frederick's superiors that he has fully recovered from his wounds and is ready for active duty. During their separation, Catherine comes to believe Frederick has abandoned her.
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