A ravishing adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's legendary noveI, A FareweIl To Arms stars Gary Cooper as Lt. Frederic Henry, a young ambuIance driver for the ltalian army in WWI, more interested in chasing women than the enemy. When seeking cover during an air raid, he encounters Nurse Catherine BarkIey , and the worId shifts under his feet. They faIl in Iove, 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 rapturously romantic endings of aII time.
Directed by the great Frank Borzage, winner of Best Director Oscars for 7th Heaven and Bad Girl , A FarewelI To Arms was a Best Picture nominee, and one to the crowning achievements of the studio system. |