USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

For Whom the Bell Tolls -- Uneven adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway novel set in 1937 Spain where an American (Gary Cooper) serving in the republican cause is sent to blow a bridge behind the insurgent lines with help from local partisans, one of whom (Ingrid Bergman) comes to love him. Directed by Sam Wood, the human cost in destroying the bridge proves all for naught in a movie which has less to do with the politics of the Spanish Civil War than the doomed romance between an idealistic veteran and a sympathetic novice. Stylized violence, romantic complications and sexual innuendo. (A-III) (br) ( 1943 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.