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For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 12, 1943

Runtime

2h 50m

Genres

War, Romance, History, Drama, Adventure

User Score

65%

Original Title

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

Sam Wood

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$17,800,000

Description

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.