A Farewell to Arms

1957

Action / Drama / Romance / War

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 8% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 3138 3.1K

italian alps christmas rowboat male female relationship italian soldier italian army

Director

Charles Vidor Photo
Charles Vidor

Top cast

Elaine Stritch Photo
Elaine Stritch as Helen Ferguson
Joan Shawlee Photo
Joan Shawlee as Blonde Nurse
Bud Spencer Photo
Bud Spencer as Carabiniere
Oskar Homolka Photo
Oskar Homolka as Dr. Emerich
720p.BLU
1.36 GB
1280*540
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 32 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kieran-wright 7 / 10

Less is more

When I was around 17, I came in from a cold winter's day and became engrossed in a film that was running on the TV. The film? A farewell to arms. I could only have seen the last quarter of the film but the final scene reduced me to tears and it's something I never forgot. Consequently, some 10 years later I managed to track it down on video and was a little disappointed.What is now obvious to me is that 1) the part I saw had little input from Jennifer Jones; 2) the emotion conveyed by Rock Hudson was deeply touching; 3) the setting was also memorable; 4) it was far too long. When viewing the film in its entirety, it is obviously badly in need of the touch of a good editor, although I was somewhat surprised to recently read that it is actually 2 hours and 32 minutes in length. What is particularly disappointing is that Jennifer Jones was clearly miscast, and yes - we all know why.However, I have seen this actress in other productions - for example 'Gone to Earth', in which she was simply splendid; but her role in this film was most definitely not the kind of part she excelled in.This could potentially have been Rock Hudson's finest hour, but as with other epic productions of the time e.g. Cleopatra, the best bits most probably ended up on the cutting room floor; however, that said, I can only think of a handful of films that have imprinted themselves on me like this one.I would be interested in seeing a re-edited version of this with special features.7 for at least one standout scene; a superb performance by Rock Hudson and its ability to touch someone.
Reviewed by JamesCartwright 5 / 10

Jones was too old

Rock Hudson wasn't bad but it was painfully obvious that Jennifer Jones was a lot older than him. It was absurd she was supposed to be English when she sounded just as American as Hudson and Elaine Stritch. The film is spectacular but too overblown for a trifling romantic story.
Reviewed by JohnHowardReid 6 / 10

Directed by Charles Vidor

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