A Farewell to Arms [Blu-ray]

A Farewell to Arms [Blu-ray]

Director: Charles Vidor, John Huston Cast: Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
, Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
, Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio de Sica
Charles Vidor
A Farewell to Arms [Blu-ray]

A Farewell to Arms [Blu-ray]

Director: Charles Vidor, John Huston Cast: Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
, Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
, Vittorio de Sica
Vittorio de Sica
Charles Vidor

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Overview

Farewell to Arms is the second film version of Ernest Hemingway's World War One novel--and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick (Gone with the Wind). Rock Hudson plays an American serving in the Italian Army during the "War to End All Wars." Jennifer Jones is his lover, a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair, which results in Jones' pregnancy. As the months pass, Hudson and Jones lose contact with one another, and Jones believes that Hudson has forgotten her. But a battle-weary Hudson finally makes it to Switzerland, where Jones is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn, and Jones dies shortly afterward, murmuring that her death is "a dirty trick." Filmed on a simpler scale in 1932 (with Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes starring), A Farewell to Arms was blown all out of proportion to "epic" stature for the 1957 remake--so much so that its original director, John Huston, quit the film in disgust. Still, the basic love story is touchingly enacted by Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/18/2017
UPC: 0738329207335
Original Release: 1957
Rating: NR
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language: English
Time: 2:32:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Rock Hudson Lt. Frederick Henry
Jennifer Jones Catherine Barkley
Vittorio de Sica Major Alessandro Rinaldi
Oscar Homolka Dr. Emerich
Mercedes McCambridge Miss Van Campen
Elaine Stritch Helen Ferguson
Kurt Kasznar Bonello
Victor Francen Colonel Valentini
Franco Interlenghi Aymo
Leopoldo Trieste Passini
Georges Bréhat Captain Bassi(as Georges Brehat)
Eva Kotthaus Delivery Room Nurse
Alberto Sordi Father Galli
José Nieto Major Stampi

Technical Credits
Charles Vidor Director
John Huston Director
David O. Selznick Executive Producer
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