For Whom the Bell Tolls

Sam Wood (director)
Dudley Nichols (screenwriter)
Ernest Hemingway (novel)
Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman (starring)

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, Circa 1943. Collection of five vintage borderless double weight reference photographs taken on location in Spain for the 1943 film, most showing director Sam Wood and actors Joseph Calleia, Lilo Yarson, Gary Cooper, Katina Paxinou, and Ingrid Bergman. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

Based on Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel, which follows the experiences of an American fighting against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War, and his relationship with a young guerrilla fighter. Nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Katina Paxinou.

Set and shot on location in Spain.

9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.


[Book #150216]