A Farewell to Arms
1932·US
Director: Frank Borzage
DramaRomanceWar
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.
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.
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Cast
Helen Hayes
Catherine Barkley
Gary Cooper
Lt. Frederic Henry
Adolphe Menjou
Major Rinaldi
Mary Philips
Helen Ferguson
Jack La Rue
Priest
Blanche Friderici
Head Nurse
Mary Forbes
Miss Van Campen
Gilbert Emery
British Major
Henry Armetta
Bonello the Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Herman Bing
Swiss Postal Clerk (uncredited)
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Agostino Borgato
Hospital Porter Giulio (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Swiss Nurse (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Italian Soldier (uncredited)
William Irving
Frustrated Opera Singing Friend (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
Charles Lang
cinematographer
Benjamin Glazer
writer
Bernhard Kaun
composer
W. Franke Harling
composer
Oliver H.P. Garrett
writer
John Leipold
composer
Paul Marquardt
composer
Milan Roder
composer
Ralph Rainger
composer
Herman Hand
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