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For Whom the Bell Tolls

Movie · 1942 · 170 min

A sweeping, earnest wartime romance that balances tense sabotage missions with tender moments, unfolding at a measured, epic pace.

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1943 film by Sam Wood
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Year
1942
Runtime
170 min
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Sam Wood
Written by
Dudley Nichols
Starring
Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper, Yvonne De Carlo, Katina Paxinou, Akim Tamiroff, Joseph Calleia, Victor Varconi, Alexander Granach
Music
Victor Young
Cinematography
Ray Rennahan
Runtime
170 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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