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A Farewell to Arms ()

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An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit.
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Lt. Frederick Henry
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Catherine Barkley
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Major Alessandro Rinaldi
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Dr. Emerich
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Miss Van Campen
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Helen Ferguson
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Bonello
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Colonel Valentini
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Aymo
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Passini
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Major Stampi (as Jose Nieto)
Georges Bréhat ...
Captain Bassi (as Georges Brehat)
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Mrs. Zimmerman
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Lieutenant Zimmerman
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Delivery Room Nurse
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Father Galli
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luigi Barzini ...
Court Martial Colonel (uncredited)
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Nino the Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Patrick Crean ...
Medical Lieutenant (uncredited)
Albert D'Amario ...
Arrested Officer (uncredited)
Angelo Galassi ...
Firing Squad Commander (uncredited)
Stephen Garrett ...
Captain Defender (uncredited)
Guidarino Guidi ...
Civilian Doctor (uncredited)
Carlo Hintermann ...
Café's Customer (uncredited)
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Milan Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Vittorio Jannitti ...
Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Diana King ...
Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)
Antonio La Raina ...
Delivery Room Anaesthetist (uncredited)
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Swiss Sergeant (uncredited)
Carlo Licari ...
Racetrack Announcer (uncredited)
Franco Mancinelli ...
Captain at Outpost (uncredited)
Guido Martufi ...
Boy Scout (uncredited)
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Hairdresser (uncredited)
Gisella Mathews ...
Nurse in Catherine's Room (uncredited)
Peter Meersman ...
Major Accuser (uncredited)
Tiberio Mitri ...
Café's Other Customer (uncredited)
Alexis Revidis ...
Carabiniere Officer (uncredited)
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Carabiniere (uncredited)
Umberto Sacripante ...
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
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Blonde Nurse (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
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Carabiniere (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Vidor
John Huston ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Ben Hecht ... (screenplay)
 
Ernest Hemingway ... (novel)
 
Laurence Stallings ... (play)

Produced by

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Arthur Fellows ... associate producer (uncredited)
David O. Selznick ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Mario Nascimbene

Cinematography by

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Oswald Morris ... (photographed in cinemascope by)
Piero Portalupi ... (photographed in cinemascope by)
James Wong Howe ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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John M. Foley
Gerard Wilson ... (as Gerard J. Wilson)

Editorial Department

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James E. Newcom ... supervising editor

Production Design by

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Alfred Junge

Art Direction by

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Mario Garbuglia

Set Decoration by

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Veniero Colasanti
John Moore

Costume Design by

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Veniero Colasanti ... (uncredited)
John Moore ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Larry Germain ... hair stylist
Gaspare Carboni ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Alberto De Rossi ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Andrew Marton ... second unit director (uncredited)
Luciano Sacripanti ... first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gastone Medin ... associate production designer
Dudley Holmes ... property master (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi ... manager of art department (uncredited)
Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Charles Knott ... sound recordist
Murray Spivack ... sound recordist
Carl Brandon ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Carl Mahakian ... sound editor (uncredited)
Harold E. McGhan ... sound supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Willis Cook ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)
Costel Grozea ... special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Arthur Ibbetson ... camera operator
Morris Rosen ... master grip
Idelmo Simonelli ... camera operator
Derek V. Browne ... focus puller (uncredited)
Peter Newbrook ... camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Franco Salvi ... wardrobe: uncredited; as Frank Salvi

Music Department

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Franco Ferrara ... conductor
Audrey Granville ... music editor (as Audray Granville)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eva Monley ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Luigi Barzini Jr. ... technical advisor
Giulio Ferrari ... technical advisor (as Prof. Giulio Ferrari)
Alessandro Paoletti ... technical advisor (as Lt. Col. Alessandro Paoletti)
Lydia Schiller ... scenario assistant
David O. Selznick ... presenter
Harriet Medin ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
Frederick Muller ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Stephen B. Grimes ... acknowledgment (as Stephen Grimes)
Andrew Marton ... acknowledgment
Peter Newbrook ... acknowledgment
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines One of the great love stories of all time ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'adieu aux armes (France)
  • Adiós a las armas (Spain)
  • Adiós a las armas (Argentina)
  • Silahlara Veda (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • 武器よさらば (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 152 min
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Box Office

Budget $4,353,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $14,000,000

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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. See more »
Goofs The British nurses at the hospital all have American accents. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1969). See more »
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. See more »
Quotes Major Alessandro Rinaldi: She's very strange, very moody, who knows she might even prefer you to me.
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