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For Whom the Bell Tolls ()

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During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations.
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Robert Jordan
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María
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Pablo
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Agustín (as Arturo de Cordova)
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Anselmo
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Rafael
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Fernando
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Andres
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Primitivo
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Pilar
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El Sordo
Lilo Yarson ...
Joaquin
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Paco
Adia Kuznetzoff ...
Gustavo
Leonid Snegoff ...
Ignacio
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General Golz
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Lt. Berrendo
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Captain Gomez
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Colonel Miranda
Michael Visaroff ...
Staff Officer
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Captain Mora
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The Sniper
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Colonel Duval (as Jack Mylong)
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Kashkin (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maxine Ardell ...
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Samuel Azteca ...
Soldier with Bayonet (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
John Bleifer ...
Peasant Who Flails González (uncredited)
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Sergeant - Elias' Man (uncredited)
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Young Cavalryman (uncredited)
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Man Who Flails the Mayor (uncredited)
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Elias' Man (uncredited)
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André Massart (uncredited)
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Mayor Benito García (uncredited)
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Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne ...
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
William Edmunds ...
Soldier #1 (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ...
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Lynda Grey ...
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
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Guillermo's Wife (uncredited)
Chris King ...
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
Alice Kirby ...
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
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Cafe Girl (uncredited)
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Elias' Man (uncredited)
Manuel López ...
Civil Guard (uncredited)
Antonio Molina ...
Guillermo (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari ...
Civil Guard (uncredited)
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Soldier #2 (uncredited)
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Ricardo (uncredited)
Emilio Ortego ...
Soldier with Bayonet (uncredited)
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Officer of Civil Guards Shot by Pablo (uncredited)
Marcella Phillips ...
Cafe Girl (uncredited)
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Soldier #3 (uncredited)
Tito Renaldo ...
Young Sentry from Anselmo's Village (uncredited)
Nadine Riga ...
Woman (uncredited)
Luis Rojas ...
Drunkard Who Flails Guillermo (uncredited)
Armand Roland ...
Julian (uncredited)
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Karkov (uncredited)
George Sorel ...
Bored Sentry Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli ...
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Robert Tafur ...
Faustino Rivero (uncredited)
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Civil Guard (uncredited)
Trina Varella ...
Spanish Singer (uncredited)
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Spanish girl who salutes Robert Jordan at the beginning in the Cafe. (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sam Wood

Written by

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Dudley Nichols ... (screen play)
 
Ernest Hemingway ... (from the celebrated novel by)
 
Louis Bromfield ... (contract writer) (uncredited)
 
Jeanie Macpherson ... (contract writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Buddy G. DeSylva ... executive producer (uncredited)
Sam Wood ... producer

Music by

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Victor Young ... (music score)

Cinematography by

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Ray Rennahan ... director of photography

Editing by

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John F. Link Sr. ... (as John F. Link)
Sherman Todd

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Morgan Padelford ... associate color director: Technicolor
Monroe W. Burbank ... color controller (uncredited)
John Hamilton ... color technician (uncredited)
K. Hunter ... color technician (uncredited)

Casting By

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John Mieklejohn ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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William Cameron Menzies

Art Direction by

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Haldane Douglas
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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Bertram C. Granger ... (as Bertram Granger)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup artist
Joe Hadley ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Ben Nye ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Lavaughn Speer ... hair (uncredited)

Production Management

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Lonnie D'Orsa ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lonnie D'Orsa ... assistant director (uncredited)
Clem Jones ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Salven ... assistant director (uncredited)
Joseph C. Youngerman ... assistant director (uncredited) / second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jack Golconda ... props (uncredited)
Robert McCrellis ... props (uncredited)
Oliver C. Stratton ... prop department supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Don Johnson ... sound recordist
Harold Lewis ... sound recordist
Arnold Braun ... recordist (uncredited)
Ted Powell ... mike grip (uncredited)
Philip Wisdom ... sound engineer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jan Domela ... special photographic effects
Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
Irmin Roberts ... special photographic effects

Stunts

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Paul Mantz ... stunt pilot (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... stunt double: Gary Cooper (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Coburn ... still photographer (uncredited)
James Grant ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Howard Kelly ... gaffer (uncredited)
Arthur A. Lane ... camera operator (uncredited)
Roger Mace ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ray Olsen ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Guy Roe ... camera operator (uncredited)
Ned Scott ... still photographer (uncredited)
Edward Soderberg ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Karl Struss ... second unit director of photography (uncredited)
Stuart Thompson ... camera operator (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire ... company grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Joe Egli ... casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
LeVaughn Larson ... wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Fred Starns ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Location Management

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Norman Lacey ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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George Parrish ... orchestrator
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

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Herbert Coleman ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Howard Batt ... pilot (uncredited)
Dana Boller ... pilot (uncredited)
Frank Clarke ... pilot (uncredited)
Nancy Didrickson ... stand-in: Ingrid Bergman (uncredited)
Chubby Gordon ... pilot (uncredited)
Paul Gustine ... pilot (uncredited)
John Mari ... technical director (uncredited)
Don Robb ... assistant business manager (uncredited)
Drew Stanfield ... wrangler (uncredited)
Sidney Street ... business manager (uncredited)
Joel Thorne ... pilot (uncredited)
Herb White ... pilot (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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 -- like Ernest Hemingway and his friends -- has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a bridge in a cave. Pilar, who is in charge there, has an ability to foretell the future. And so that night she encourages Maria, a young girl ravished by enemy soldiers, to join Jordan who has decided to spend the night under the stars. Written by Dale O'Connor

Plot Keywords
Taglines Thunderous! Tender! Touching! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Pour qui sonne le glas (France)
  • Wem die Stunde schlägt (Germany)
  • Por quién doblan las campanas (Spain)
  • ¿Por quién doblan las campanas? (Argentina)
  • Klockan klämtar för dig (Sweden)
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Runtime
  • 170 min
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Box Office

Budget $3,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $433,417

Did You Know?

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Trivia This film saved the famous love song "As Time Goes By" from being removed from Casablanca (1942). Ingrid Bergman began filming this movie immediately after completing "Casablanca". For this role, her hair was cut short. Meanwhile, for "Casablanca", Warner Brothers wanted to substitute another song for "As Time Goes By" and re-shoot some scenes with Bergman. However, since her hair had been cut, there would be a problem with continuity (even if Bergman wore a wig), so the idea was dropped. See more »
Goofs Early in the film when Gary Cooper's character Robert Jorden meets General Golz, Cooper's shadow can be seen on a wall in the background. In the straight-on angle, it's Cooper's shadow, but in another angle it's obvious another person was used to create the shadow. When Cooper places his hand on his chin, the shadow's move is late by a second. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Buccaneer (1958). See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: any mans death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde: and therefore never send to know For Whom The Bell Tolls It tolls for thee. Spain, 1937 See more »
Quotes Pilar: Look I am ugly. Yet one can have a feeling here
[points to her heart]
Pilar: that blinds a man while he loves you. He thinks you are beautiful. And one day for no reason at all he sees you ugly as you really are. And he is not blind anymore. Then you see yourself as ugly as he sees you - and you lose your man and your feeling. Then one day the feeling, that idiotic feeling that you are beautiful, grows inside you again and another man sees you and thinks you are beautiful and it's all to do over again. Now I'm past it. But it still might come again.
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