Ernest Hemingway's 1939 novel, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, stands among the great pieces of American literature. Sam Wood's direction of the script by Dudley Nichols stars Gary Cooper as Hemingway's pain-ridden, love-torn hero, Robert Jordan, a Montana schoolteacher who risks his life to fight Franco's forces during the Spanish .. Read more
| Starring | Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Katina Paxinou, Akim Tamiroff |
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| Director | Sam Wood |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Ernest Hemingway's 1939 novel, FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, stands among the great pieces of American literature. Sam Wood's direction of the script by Dudley Nichols stars Gary Cooper as Hemingway's pain-ridden, love-torn hero, Robert Jordan, a Montana schoolteacher who risks his life to fight Franco's forces during the Spanish Civil War.
Jordan joins a group of Spanish guerrilla fighters whose mission is to blow up a bridge behind enemy lines. Ingrid Bergman plays Maria, a beautiful Spanish refugee who has been rendered mute by the trauma of a rape. Over the course of four days, Maria and Jordan fall head over heels in love, a plotline that subsumes the fighting and the war itself. Still, it is Katina Paxinou as Pilar, the mother hen of the guerrilla troop, who steals the show in her Oscar-winning performance. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS is not to be missed by any Hemingway fan.
| Starring | Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Katina Paxinou, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo De Cordova |
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| Director | Sam Wood |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1943 To Rent: DVD: 10 Nov 2003 |
Portentous, solemn adventure story based on a modern classic but without much cinematic impetus despite careful handling and useful performances. It looks expensive, though.
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A difficult review.
My Grandmother fancies Gary Cooper, and ,as a result, I find it difficult to criticise anything about this man.
Whilst she's putting the kettle ... read more »
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Sadly disappointing
Even through we knew that the film is only loosely based on the book, we were still disappointed. The constant soaring violins in the background sucked what ... read more »
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This is a classic
I saw this when i was very young, and loved it, great to see it again. Cooper and Bergman are brilliant. If you haven't seen it please do yourself a favour ... read more »
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No longer as powerful
I first saw this film in my impressionable youth and thought it was utterly wonderful - powerful and moving. Now 30 years on the hero seems wooden and stilted ... read more »
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