The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
166 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank BorzageDirector
- Benjamin GlazerScreenplay
- Oliver H.P. GarrettScreenplay
- Herman HandOriginal Music Composer
- W. Franke HarlingOriginal Music Composer
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
- Paul MarquardtOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph RaingerOriginal Music Composer
- Milan RoderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Helen HayesCatherine Barkley
- Gary CooperLt. Frederic Henry
- Adolphe MenjouMajor Rinaldi
- Mary PhilipsHelen Ferguson
- Jack La RuePriest
- Blanche FridericiHead Nurse
- Mary ForbesMiss Van Campen
- Gilbert EmeryBritish Major
- Henry ArmettaBonello the Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- Herman BingSwiss Postal Clerk (uncredited)
- Agostino BorgatoHospital Porter Giulio (uncredited)
- Marcelle CordaySwiss Nurse (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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