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For Whom the Bell Tolls

Summary: During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

Release Date: July 16, 1943

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History

Director: Sam Wood

Writers: Dudley Nichols

, Ernest Hemingway

, Louis Bromfield

Runtime: 2 h 50 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Paramount Pictures

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Studios Home Video, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

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