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For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

Directed by Sam Wood

Adventure | Romance

Overview

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.

Rated G | Length 170 minutes

Actors

Gary Cooper | Ingrid Bergman | Akim Tamiroff | Arturo de Córdova | Vladimir Sokoloff | Mikhail Rasumny | Fortunio Bonanova | Eric Feldary | Victor Varconi | Katina Paxinou | Joseph Calleia | Lilo Yarson | Alexander Granach | Adia Kuznetzoff | Leonid Snegoff | Leo Bulgakov | Duncan Renaldo | Frank Puglia | Pedro de Cordoba | Michael Visaroff | Martín Garralaga | Jean Del Val | John Mylong | Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | Yvonne De Carlo | Maxine Ardell | Samuel Azteca | Eumenio Blanco | John Bleifer | Dick Botiller | Yakima Canutt | Eduardo Ciannelli | Harry Cording | Franco Corsaro | George Coulouris | Michael Dalmatoff | Marjorie Deanne | Jack Deery | William Edmunds | Joe Gilbert | Lynda Grey | Soledad Jiménez | Chris King | Alice Kirby | Louise La Planche | Frank Lackteen | Manuel López | Ernesto Molinari | Alberto Morin | Mayo Newhall | Emilio Ortego | Manuel París | Marcella Phillips | Pedro Regas | Tito Renaldo | Nadine Riga | Luis Rojas | Armand Roland | Konstantin Shayne | George Sorel | Count Stefenelli | Robert Tafur | José Luis Tortosa | Trina Varella | Blanca Vischer | Antonio Molina

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

At almost three hours, it’s much too long, with scenes that drag out. The Technicolor cinematography looks amazing and so does Ingrid Bergman, and the bridge-blowing climax is almost worth the wait.

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