A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)

A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 American epic war drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The screenplay by Ben Hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by Laurence Stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. It was the last film produced by David O. Selznick.

A Farewell to Arms
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Vidor
Screenplay byBen Hecht
Based onA Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
Produced byDavid O. Selznick
StarringRock Hudson
Jennifer Jones
Vittorio De Sica
Elaine Stritch
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byJohn M. Foley
Gerard Wilson
Music byMario Nascimbene
Production
company
The Selznick Company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 18, 1957 (1957-12-18) (United States)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,100,000; $4.2 million or $4,353,000
Box office$20 million (worldwide)

An earlier film version starred Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes.

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