A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)
A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 American pre-Code romance drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, and Adolphe Menjou. Based on the 1929 semi-autobiographical novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, with a screenplay by Oliver H. P. Garrett and Benjamin Glazer, the film is about a tragic romantic love affair between an American ambulance driver and an English nurse in Italy during World War I. The film received Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Art Direction.
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
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| Based on | A Farewell to Arms 1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway and play written by Laurence Stallings. |
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| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
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Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (original release) Warner Bros. Pictures (1949 reissue) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000 |
| Box office | $1 million (U.S. and Canada rentals) |
In 1960, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the last claimant, United Artists, did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. However, the novel that the book is based on is under copyright until 2025, thus restricting reuse of the film until then.
The original Broadway play starred Glenn Anders and Elissa Landi and was staged at the National Theatre September 22, 1930 to October 1930.