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FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
after Ernest Hemingway, 1943
Hemingway handpicked Cooper and Bergman for the lead roles. Though the studio depoliticized most of the film’s content, rendering it more or less like a generic adventure story, it resonated with audiences when it was released in 1943, at the height of World War II. For Whom the Bell Tolls is still regarded as one of the best film adaptations of a Hemingway story.
Dennis Grunes' book published by Sands Films Cinema Club which you can purchase here if you haven’t already done so.
Films about the Spanish Civil War
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War; Sands Films Cinema Club presents three series of films about this tragedy. The first series will look at the war as seen from outside, by non-Spanish filmmakers. The second selection of films will introduce films about the war made in Spain under Franco. The final series will look a the representation of the war by Spanish filmmakers, after Franco.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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.
- Year:
- 1943
- Runtime:
- 170 minutes
- Language:
- Spanish, English
- Director:
- Sam Wood
- Screenwriter:
- Dudley Nichols
- Producer:
- Sam Wood
- Executive Producer:
- Buddy G. DeSylva
- Cast:
- Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff
- Cinematographer:
- Ray Rennahan
- Editor:
- Sherman Todd, John F. Link Sr.
- Production Design:
- William Cameron Menzies
- Composer:
- Victor Young
This page is to obtain access to the broadcast of this Sands Films Cinema Club presentation
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
after Ernest Hemingway, 1943
Hemingway handpicked Cooper and Bergman for the lead roles. Though the studio depoliticized most of the film’s content, rendering it more or less like a generic adventure story, it resonated with audiences when it was released in 1943, at the height of World War II. For Whom the Bell Tolls is still regarded as one of the best film adaptations of a Hemingway story.
Dennis Grunes' book published by Sands Films Cinema Club which you can purchase here if you haven’t already done so.
Films about the Spanish Civil War
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War; Sands Films Cinema Club presents three series of films about this tragedy. The first series will look at the war as seen from outside, by non-Spanish filmmakers. The second selection of films will introduce films about the war made in Spain under Franco. The final series will look a the representation of the war by Spanish filmmakers, after Franco.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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.
- Year:
- 1943
- Runtime:
- 170 minutes
- Language:
- Spanish, English
- Director:
- Sam Wood
- Screenwriter:
- Dudley Nichols
- Producer:
- Sam Wood
- Executive Producer:
- Buddy G. DeSylva
- Cast:
- Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff
- Cinematographer:
- Ray Rennahan
- Editor:
- Sherman Todd, John F. Link Sr.
- Production Design:
- William Cameron Menzies
- Composer:
- Victor Young