Trying to adapt this Ernest Hemingway novel for the screen was always going to be quite an ask, and for me it was just one too much for Gary Cooper - even if the author had written it with him in mind for the role of the intrepid “Jordan”. He is more of an academic rather than a crusader, but he is experienced with explosives, restless and soon finds himself attracted by the Internationals Brigade fighting for the…
Thunderous! Tender! Touching!
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
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Gary Cooper
Robert Jordan
Ingrid Bergman
Maria
Akim Tamiroff
Pablo
Arturo de Córdova
Agustín
Vladimir Sokoloff
Anselmo
Mikhail Rasumny
Rafael
Fortunio Bonanova
Fernando
Eric Feldary
Andres
Victor Varconi
Primitivo
Katina Paxinou
Pilar
Joseph Calleia
El Sordo
Lilo Yarson
Joaquin
Alexander Granach
Paco
Adia Kuznetzoff
Gustavo
Leonid Snegoff
Ignacio
Leo Bulgakov
General Golz
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What is For Whom the Bell Tolls about?
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to…
When was For Whom the Bell Tolls released?
For Whom the Bell Tolls was released in 1943.
What genres does For Whom the Bell Tolls belong to?
For Whom the Bell Tolls is categorised as War, Romance, History, Drama, Adventure.
Who stars in For Whom the Bell Tolls?
The cast of For Whom the Bell Tolls includes Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Córdova, Vladimir Sokoloff.