In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
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Javier Bardem
Florentino Ariza
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Fermina Daza
Benjamin Bratt
Juvenal Urbino
John Leguizamo
Lorenzo Daza
Fernanda Montenegro
Transito Ariza
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Hildebranda Sanchez
Alicia Borrachero
Escolastica
Liev Schreiber
Lotario Thurgot
Laura Harring
Sara Noriega
Héctor Elizondo
Don Leo
Director
Mike Newell
Screenplay
Ronald Harwood
Tagline
"How long would you wait for love?"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$4,607,608
Production
New Line Cinema, Summit Entertainment, Stone Village Pictures, Grosvenor Park Productions
Where to Watch
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