For Whom the Bell Tolls (1965)
- Directed by
- Rex Tucker
- Genre
- war & politics, action & adventure
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 4 episodes
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1965 BBC series adapts Ernest Hemingway's novel about an American volunteer fighting alongside guerrilla fighters during the Spanish Civil War. The story follows his mission to blow up a bridge and his wartime romance. None of the four episodes survive in the BBC archives.
seriousdatedatmosphericunfinishedarchivalstoicmelancholicquietly epic
What happens
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a British television series first aired by BBC in 1965, based on the 1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway. It stars John Ronane, Ann Bell, Glynn Edwards and Joan Miller. The film was adapted for television by Giles Cooper, was produced by Douglas Allen, and was directed by Rex Tucker. It consisted of four 45-minute episodes, the first of which aired on 2 October 1965. The last episode aired 23 October 1965. According to the BBC archives none of the episodes of the film still exist. It was the first British television adaptation of a Hemingway novel. Robert Gerhard composed music for the adaptation that incorporated the guitar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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