A Farewell to Arms (1932)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:6
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Frank Borzage's drama is the original, highly acclaimed film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel about the poignant, ill-fated wartime romance between an American paramedic and an English... [More]
Starring: Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips
Director: Frank Borzage
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The first Hemingway novel made into a Hollywood film is also one of the better ones due to Gary Cooper's star turn and Borzage's stylized helming, even if a happy ending was imposed against the author's wishes and protests. Full Review |
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Cooper and Hays bring Borzage's liking for towering, vulnerable men and tiny, tough women to its visual apotheosis (her head barely reaches his armpit when they walk). Full Review |
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It's not as good as the book, but it succeeds in its own right, which is really all I ask of adaptations. Full Review |
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