In Love and War (1996 film)
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Attenborough |
| Produced by | Richard Attenborough |
| Written by | Henry S. Villard James Nagel Allan Scott Dimitri Villard Clancy Sigal Anna Hamilton Phelan |
| Starring | Mackenzie Astin Chris O'Donnell Sandra Bullock Margot Steinberg |
| Music by | George Fenton |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editing by | Lesley Walker |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | January 24, 1997 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Italian |
| Box office | $25,372,294 |
In Love and War is a 1996 romance drama film based on the book, Hemingway in Love and War by Henry S. Villard and James Nagel, starring Mackenzie Astin, Chris O'Donnell, Sandra Bullock, and Margot Steinberg. This film takes place during World War I, and is based on the World War I experiences of the writer Ernest Hemingway. It was directed by Richard Attenborough and written by Villard, Nagel, Allan Scott, Dimitri Villard, Clancy Sigal, and Anna Hamilton Phelan. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
This film is largely based on Ernest Hemingway's real experience in World War I as a young soldier in Italy. He was wounded and sent to military hospital where he was nursed by Agnes von Kurowsky. They fell in love but somehow the relationship didn't work out.
The film—apparently in a deliberate attempt to capture what the director called Hemingway's "emotional intensity"—takes liberties with the facts. In real life, unlike the movie, the relationship was probably never consummated, and the couple did not meet again after Hemingway left Italy.[2]
Hemingway, deeply affected by his relationship with von Kurowsky, later wrote several books about this relationship, including A Farewell to Arms.
[edit] Cast
- Mackenzie Astin as Henry Villard
- Chris O'Donnell as Ernest 'Ernie' Hemingway
- Margot Steinberg as Mabel 'Rosie' Rose
- Sandra Bullock as Agnes von Kurowsky
- Alan Bennett as Porter
- Ingrid Lacey as Elsie 'Mac' MacDonald
- Terence Sach as Porter
- Carlo Croccolo as Town Mayor
- Tara Hugo as Katherine 'Gumshoe' De Long
- Gigi Vivan as Italian Child
- Giuseppe Bonato as Grandfather
- Allegra Di Carpegna as Loretta Cavanaugh
- Diane Witter as Adele Brown
- Mindy Lee Raskin as Charlotte Anne Miller
- Tracy Hostmyer as Ruth Harper
- Tim McDonell as The Adjutant (Tenente Alberte)
[edit] References
- ^ "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1997/02_programm_1997/02_Programm_1997.html. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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- 1997 films
- American films
- 1996 films
- World War I films set on the Italian Front
- World War I films based on actual events
- Works about Ernest Hemingway
- English-language films
- Films directed by Richard Attenborough
- Films shot anamorphically
- Romantic drama films
- American romantic drama films
- Films set in Italy
- New Line Cinema films
