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      A Farewell to Arms

      Released Dec 8, 1932 1h 18m Romance List
      94% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Frederic Henry (Gary Cooper), an American driving ambulances for the Italian Army during World War I, falls for British Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley (Helen Hayes), to the displeasure of jealous commanding officer Major Rinaldi (Adolphe Menjou), who transfers Catherine to a different hospital out of spite. But after Frederic is injured on the battlefield, he is evacuated to Catherine's new hospital in Milan, and the star-crossed lovers begin their romance anew. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Kevin Maher Times (UK) [A] profoundly mature Hemingway adaptation... Rated: 5/5 Aug 20, 2021 Full Review Steve Rose Guardian A fascinatingly awkward first world war epic - dated, yet bracingly modern. Rated: 4/5 May 29, 2014 Full Review Mark Asch Little White Lies Borzage effaces his leading man completely - what must Hemingway have thought? - the better to conflate passion and passivity, and you're borne right along. Rated: 4/5 May 29, 2014 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation A movie as spare, stark and moving as Hemingway’s prose, not so much the definitive “A Farewell to Arms” as a movie that “gets” the novel and delivers it without a single minute of screen clutter getting in the way. Rated: 3/4 Dec 26, 2023 Full Review Eduardo Guaitsel Cine-Mundial Gary Cooper has surpassed all theater and screen idols in this movie. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 8, 2020 Full Review Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair Helen Hayes takes the movie, wraps it up, and carries it home with her. Jun 12, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Lanfranco C A tragic end because the plot is based on treason. Better this first movie than the remake Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/18/24 Full Review Jeff S Artfully crafted drama with a powerful message buoyed by fabulous acting. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/12/24 Full Review Christopher B A very melodramatic and decently created first Hemingway adaptation of A Farewell to Arms that while not reaching the greatness of the book, is commendable. The film is slow and often filled with a lot of overly emotional events but if you can endure that you are in for a good and tragic love story unfolding and the devastating result. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/22 Full Review SICKS6SIX Only 56% from the ordinary people but a 90+% from the rotten people. So I'm rotten to the core as I'm with the latter. Hemming ways novel which was semi autobiographical and not the most cheerful story's ever written but its a classic and worth the sadness you will endure. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/22 Full Review john g authentic old-fashioned tear-jerker. Cooper, Hayes and Menjou are all excellent. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Strange to say of an old movie, but far too fast paced. Misses almost all of the magic of the original prose. Also slightly odd choices in adapting the story. Fortunately not too long ! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Frederic Henry (Gary Cooper), an American driving ambulances for the Italian Army during World War I, falls for British Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley (Helen Hayes), to the displeasure of jealous commanding officer Major Rinaldi (Adolphe Menjou), who transfers Catherine to a different hospital out of spite. But after Frederic is injured on the battlefield, he is evacuated to Catherine's new hospital in Milan, and the star-crossed lovers begin their romance anew.
      Director
      Frank Borzage
      Screenwriter
      Benjamin Glazer, Oliver H.P. Garrett
      Distributor
      Paramount Pictures
      Production Co
      Paramount Pictures
      Genre
      Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 8, 1932, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 4, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 18m
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