A Farewell to Arms
“Every woman who has loved will understand”
Director: Frank Borzage
Producer: Frank Borzage, Adolph Zukor
Overview
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.
Where to watch?
Free
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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)
Agostino Borgato
Hospital Porter Giulio (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
Swiss Nurse (uncredited)
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Reviews
7.0genplant29
February 8, 2018
An Academy Awards Best Picture nominee, this is a very good film that, despite its occasional experimentation and evident striving for greatness, doesn't quite reach the mark it hopes to. Nonetheless, it's unmistakably high quality and remains very watchable, enduringly appealing, and, in places, impressive. The big…
7.0CinemaSerf
January 1, 2024
Frank Borzage presents us here with quite an effectively abridged version of the Hemmingway story of wartime romance. "Frederic" (Gary Cooper) is an American soldier who finds himself in hospital being cared for by nurse "Catherine" (the almost porcelain-like Helen Hayes). Their's is quickly a love story that has to co…