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A Farewell to Arms Overview:

A Farewell to Arms (1932) was a Romance - War Film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Edward A. Blatt and Benjamin Glazer.

Academy Awards 1932/33 --- Ceremony Number 6 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionHans Dreier, Roland AndersonNominated
Best CinematographyCharles Bryant Lang, Jr.Won
Best PictureParamountNominated
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A Farewell to Arms BlogHub Articles:

What’s Streaming in Oct on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? A Farewell to Arms, Father’s Little Dividend and More!

By Annmarie Gatti on Oct 6, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Our Oct Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelOver 40 Titles Streaming Free All, Every Month It’s that time again… We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) – the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows! This is all... Read full article

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 22, 2018 From 4 Star Films

Again, I must confess that I have not read yet another revered American Classic. I have not read A Farewell to Arms…But from the admittedly minor things I know about Hemingway’s prose and general tone, this film adaptation is certainly not a perfectly faithful translation of its source... Read full article

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2018 From 4 Star Films

Again, I must confess that I have not read yet another revered American Classic. I have not read A Farewell to Arms…But from the admittedly minor things I know about Hemingway’s prose and general tone, this film adaptation is certainly not a perfectly faithful translation of its source... Read full article

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2018 From 4 Star Films

Again, I must confess that I have not read yet another revered American Classic. I have not read A Farewell to Arms…But from the admittedly minor things I know about Hemingway’s prose and general tone, this film adaptation is certainly not a perfectly faithful translation of its source... Read full article

A FAREWELL TO ARMS ( 1932 )

By Theresa Brown on Oct 9, 2016 From CineMaven's Essays from the Couch

I gave this movie a chance and I enjoyed it. Yes….there will be tears. I have to admit “A FAREWELL TO ARMS” is equal parts Gary Cooper’s performance along with Helen Hayes’ because without Fredric there’s no Catherine and vice~versa. No doubt he is a tall quenching glass of water, b... Read full article

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A Farewell to Arms Quotes:

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A Farewell to Arms Facts
Tom Ricketts (as Count Greffi) is supposed to be in this film but was not seen.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 5, 1937 with Jack La Rue reprising his film role.
Though in the novel the character of Catherine Barkley is described as very tall, actress Helen Hayes is a mere five feet tall.
To the modern discerning eye, the use of miniatures is apparent in some scenes. If one looks very closely at the first scene, ambulance trucks driving up a winding mountain road will be noted to be well crafted miniatures.
Cinema managers were offered the film with two endings, one happy and one sad. When Ernest Hemingway got wind of this tactic, he was furious so cinemas in the larger cities, where the mainly pro-Hemingway critics were based, were provided only with the downbeat ending, in accordance with the way the novel ended.
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