A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)
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A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) is a pre-Code romantic war drama based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel, starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes and noted for its atmospheric depiction of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) Context triple: [Hans Dreier, notableWork, A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)]
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) is an American pre-Code anti-war drama that powerfully depicts the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war films in cinema history.
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a classic war-time romance novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I and explores themes of love, loss, and the brutality of conflict.
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C.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
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E.
The Painted Veil (1934 film)
The Painted Veil (1934 film) is an American romantic drama starring Greta Garbo, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage set against a cholera epidemic in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) Target entity description: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) is a pre-Code romantic war drama based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel, starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes and noted for its atmospheric depiction of World War I.
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A.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 film) is an American pre-Code anti-war drama that powerfully depicts the harrowing experiences of German soldiers during World War I and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war films in cinema history.
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B.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a classic war-time romance novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I and explores themes of love, loss, and the brutality of conflict.
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C.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a World War I novel by John Dos Passos that portrays the dehumanizing effects of military life on three American soldiers.
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D.
Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., depicting three American servicemen as a realistic tribute to those who fought in the Vietnam War.
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E.
The Painted Veil (1934 film)
The Painted Veil (1934 film) is an American romantic drama starring Greta Garbo, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage set against a cholera epidemic in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | A Farewell to Arms (1929 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography nomination
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Academy Award for Best Picture nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Sound Recording nomination ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Farewell to Arms (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Frank Borzage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Owen Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmEra | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | studio and location shooting ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama film
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war film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | A Farewell to Arms (1957 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorAsCharacter |
Gary Cooper as Frederic Henry
NERFINISHED
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Helen Hayes as Catherine Barkley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystemEra | pre-Motion Picture Production Code enforcement ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Sam Perry
NERFINISHED
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W. Franke Harling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | romance between soldier and nurse during wartime ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric depiction of World War I
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romantic storyline between an American ambulance driver and a British nurse ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Catherine Barkley
NERFINISHED
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Frederic Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Adolph Zukor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benjamin Glazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | December 8, 1932 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtime | 80 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Benjamin Glazer
NERFINISHED
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Oliver H. P. Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Italy
NERFINISHED
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Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Adolphe Menjou
NERFINISHED
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Blanche Friderici NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Armetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack La Rue NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Philips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) Description of subject: A Farewell to Arms (1932 film) is a pre-Code romantic war drama based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel, starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes and noted for its atmospheric depiction of World War I.
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