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1943 film

For Whom the Bell Tolls
original film poster
Directed by	Sam Wood
Written by	Ernest Hemingway (novel) Dudley Nichols
Starring	Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman Akim Tamiroff Joseph Calleia Katina Paxinou
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	July 14, 1943
Running time	170 min.
Language	English

For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film in Technicolor based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff and Katina Paxinou. The film was adapted for the screen by Dudley Nichols and was directed by Sam Wood. The film became the top box-office hit of 1943, grossing $11 million. It was also nominated for nine academy awards, 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 on DVD.

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 on February 11, 1945, which retained the principal cast from the film: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, and Akim Tamiroff.

Trivia

This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. Please relocate any relevant information into other sections or articles. (November 2007)

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 Star Trek: Enterprise episode Dear Doctor.
Now, rights are held by Universal Pictures.

External links

For Whom the Bell Tolls at IMDb
For Whom the Bell Tolls at the TCM Movie Database
Radio adaptation of For Whom The Bell Tolls February 12 1945 on Lux Radio Theatre; 50 minutes, with the original stars (MP3)

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