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.
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Gary Cooper
Robert Jordan
Ingrid Bergman
Maria
Akim Tamiroff
Pablo
Arturo de Córdova
Agustín
Vladimir Sokoloff
Anselmo
Mikhail Rasumny
Rafael
Fortunio Bonanova
Fernando
Eric Feldary
Andres
Victor Varconi
Primitivo
Katina Paxinou
Pilar
Director
Sam Wood
Screenplay
Dudley Nichols
Tagline
"Thunderous! Tender! Touching!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$3,000,000
Revenue
$17,800,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
CinemaSerf
March 12, 2026
Trying to adapt this Ernest Hemingway novel for the screen was always going to be quite an ask, and for me it was just one too much for Gary Cooper - even if the author had written it with him in mind for the role of the intrepid “Jordan”. He is more of an academic rather than a crusader, but he is experienced with explosives, restless and soon finds himself attracted by the Internationals Brigade...
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