Michael Winterbottom’s Hemingway Adaptation ‘A Farewell To Arms’, Starring Tom Blyth, Heads To Cannes Market With Embankment & Tribune Pictures
Michael Winterbottom's adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' is set to be showcased at the Cannes market. The film stars Tom Blyth, who takes on the role of Frederic Henry, a young American ambulance driver in World War I. Production is expected to begin in January 2027, with support from the Hemingway Estate.
- ▪The film is produced by Tribune Pictures and Embankment Films.
- ▪Tom Blyth follows in the footsteps of actors like Gary Cooper and Rock Hudson in the lead role.
- ▪The story revolves around Frederic Henry, who falls in love with a British nurse while serving in Italy.
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Tom Blyth and Ernest Hemingway; 'A Farewell to Arms' Getty/John F. Kennedy Library, Boston EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a few years since we heard about writer-director Michael Winterbottom’s A Farewell to Arms adaptation, but it now has fresh impetus with producer-financier Tribune Pictures and UK sales firm Embankment Films, which is bringing it to the Cannes market. Fremantle is among the original partners who are no longer aboard the film, which will see Hunger Games and Billy The Kid star Tom Blyth follow in the footsteps of Gary Cooper, Rock Hudson and George Hamilton in the lead role. First published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms is widely regarded as one of the defining war novels of the twentieth century.
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