- For Whom the Bell Tolls (film)
Infobox Film
name = For Whom the Bell Tolls
image_size= 150px
caption= original film poster
imdb_id = 0035896
director =Sam Wood
distributor =Paramount Pictures
writer =Ernest Hemingway (novel)Dudley Nichols
starring =Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman Akim Tamiroff Joseph Calleia Katina Paxinou
Arturo de Córdova
released =July 14 ,1943
runtime = 170 min.
language = English"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a 1943 film in
Technicolor based on the novel byErnest Hemingway . It starsGary Cooper ,Ingrid Bergman ,Akim Tamiroff andKatina Paxinou . The film was adapted for the screen byDudley Nichols and was directed bySam Wood . The film became the top box-office hit of 1943, grossing $11 million. It was also nominated for nineacademy award s, winning one.Restoration
The film was originally released in a
roadshow format, at 170 minutes, or nearly three hours (not counting intermission). For re-release, it was trimmed down to 134 minutes, and it was not seen at its full length until about ten years ago, when it was archivally restored to very nearly that (168 minutes). This restored version is the one that has been released onDVD .Awards
The movie won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Katina Paxinou) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Akim Tamiroff), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color, Best Cinematography, Color, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Picture.Other Versions
There was a
Lux Radio Theater version broadcast onFebruary 11 ,1945 , which retained the principal cast from the film: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Akim Tamiroff.Trivia
*This was Ingrid Bergman's first technicolor film.
*Hemingway greatly disliked the film, due to the removal of the book's political content.
*Hemingway handpicked Cooper and Bergman for their roles.
*The movie is featured in the "" episode "Dear Doctor ".
*Originally a Paramount picture, full rights now are held byEMKA, Ltd. /NBC Universal .External links
*imdb title|id=35896|title=For Whom the Bell Tolls
*tcmdb title|id=75353|title=For Whom the Bell Tolls
* [http://www.archive.org/download/Lux10/Lux_45-02-12_ForwhomtheBellTolls.mp3 Radio adaptation of "For Whom The Bell Tolls"]February 12 1945 onLux Radio Theatre ; 50 minutes, with the original stars (MP3 )
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