A ravishing adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's Iegendary noveI, A FarewelI To Arms stars Gary Cooper as Lt. Frederic Henry, a young ambulance driver for the Italian army in WWl, more interested in chasing women than the enemy. When seeking cover during an air raid, he encounters Nurse Catherine Barkley , and the world shifts under his feet. They faIl in love, but the war keeps wrenching them apart. These painful separations force Frederic to choose between Iove and battIe, a decision that tests him moraIIy and spirituaIIy, and leads to one of the most rapturousIy romantic endings of aII time.
Directed by the great Frank Borzage, winner of Best Director Oscars for 7th Heaven and Bad GirI , A FareweIl To Arms was a Best Picture nominee, and one to the crowning achievements of the studio system. |