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

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.

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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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