A Farewell to Arms
Every woman who has loved will understand
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A poignant wartime romance between two lovers caught between passion and the inexorable machinery of war, told with period elegance and deep melancholy.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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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