Farewell to Arms (1932) + Force of Arms (1951) + Farewell to Arms (1957) on DVD

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Farewell to Arms (1932)

Starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips, Jack La Rue
Directed by Frank Borzage

Print: black/white
Runtime: 80 min.
Genre: Drama

A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry (Gary Cooper) and Nurse Catherine Barkley (Helen Hayes) during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyses Lt. Henry's feelings on war and the purpose of fighting.

Force of Arms (1951)

Starring William Holden, Nancy Olsen, Frank Lovejoy, Gene Evans, Dick Wesson
Directed by Michael Curtiz

Print: black/white
Runtime: 99 min.
Genre: Drama

 
Armed with GI battle gear and his jaded, world-weary screen persona, William Holden pushes toward Rome with the famed Texas 36th Division Infantry in Force of Arms, from the author of Guadalcanal Diary.

"You never hear the one that gets you" is the common wisdom when enemy shells fall. Similarly, Joe Peterson (Holden) never knows what hits him when he meets WAC officer Eleanor MacKay (Nancy Olson). Joe's always been fearless in battle. Now it's tempered by a newfound will to survive. But caution in war can have dire consequences. Holden and Olson, fellow Sunset Blvd. Oscar nominees* the year before, are powerfully and tenderly reunited as lovers engulfed in war's chaos. They're well showcased by the director of the ultimate wartime romance: Casablanca's Michael Curtiz.

Farewell to Arms (1957)

Starring Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Oskar Homolka, Mercedes McCambridge
Directed by Charles Vidor, John Huston

Print: Color
Runtime: 152 min.
Genre: Drama

 
Set against the backdrop of the Italian front during World War I, an American Army volunteer (Rock Hudson) meets a British nurse (Jennifer Jones) on the eve of the big offensive in the Alps and they fall passionately in love. Torn apart, then reunited, they escape to Switzerland to await the birth of their child - and the tragic conclusion to their once-in-a-lifetime romance. "Moving and realistic" (The Hollywood Reporter), this sweeping epic remains a powerful and emotional experience.