An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I.
The only Best Picture nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Cinematography.
Catherine Barkley:
Hello, darling!
Lieutenant Frederic Henry:
Catherine!
Lieutenant Frederic Henry:
You're lovely.
Catherine Barkley:
Are you badly hurt?
Lieutenant Frederic Henry:
You're lovely.
Catherine Barkley:
Oh my poor darling, it's your leg, isn't it?
Lieutenant Frederic Henry:
You're the loveliest thing I ever saw.
To the modern discerning eye, the use of miniatures is apparent in some scenes. If one looks very closely at the first scene, ambulance trucks driving up a winding mountain road will be seen to be well crafted miniatures.
Opening credits prologue: Disaster as well as victory is written for every nation on the record of the World War, but high on the rolls of glory two names are inscribed - -
The Marne and The Piave.
The film was re-released by Warner Brothers. For this release, the 1940s Warner Bros. shield logo was added to the film and the Paramount one was completely removed, and the credits were entirely redone in the more modern style of 1940s films. The film as shown on TCM and as released on DVD features the original 1932 credits.
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