A Farewell to Arms (1932)

A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

What to watch after A Farewell to Arms

• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — Ernest Hemingway worked on both
• Blonde Venus (1932) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
• Shanghai Express (1932) — Same subject: pre-code
• A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
• Manhattan Melodrama (1934) — Oliver H.P. Garrett wrote for both
• Dear John (2010) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional