In Love and War

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Attenborough directs. Roger Pratt behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Lesley Walker cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
• 3Directed by Richard Attenborough, shot by Roger Pratt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Lesley Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell and Mackenzie Astin carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "In war they found each other...In each other they found love...".
• 8IMDB entry: tt0116621 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Original score

George Fenton

Editing

Lesley Walker

Production design

Stuart Craig

Costume design

Penny Rose

Makeup / hair

Jeremy Woodhead

Stunt coordinator

Eddie Stacey

Runtime

113 min · 1h 53m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$25,372,294

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

In Love and War (1996) ↗

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Stills · wallpapers

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  In Love and War (1996) Original Trailer [HD]

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• Wuchak2020-09-06
  ★ 7/10

  When Ernest Hemmingway was 19 Based on the true story, a 19 year-old Ernest Hemmingway (Chris O'Donnell) falls for an older nurse (Sandra Bullock) after being wounded in Italy during WW1. “In Love and War” (1996) is a solid historical drama/romance similar in spirit to “Legends of the Fall” (1994). As presented in the film, young Hemmingway has a likable, respectable side, but we also see evidence of his immense flaws, such as self-serving lying and exaggeration of his exploits. At least one important scene is fictitious, and another one probably is as well, but I don’t want to give them away. Look up the facts after watching. Nonetheless, it’s clear that Hemingway’s relationship with Agnes von Kurowsky deeply affected him as he included elements of it in several of his stories, including A Farewell to Arms. The film runs 1 hour, 53 minutes and was shot in Veneto, Italy, and Québec, Canada. GRADE: B

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Dimitri Villard Productions

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  New Line Cinema

  US

Key crew

• ScreenstoryAllan Scott
• ScreenstoryDimitri Villard
• Production DesignStuart Craig
• Second Assistant DirectorMichael Stevenson
• PropsLes Benson
• BookHenry S. Villard
• BookJames Nagel
• ProducerRichard Attenborough
• Associate ProducerJanis Rothbard Chaskin
• Co-ProducerDiana Hawkins
• Supervising ProducerChris Kenny
• Executive ProducerSara Risher
• ProducerDimitri Villard
• EditorLesley Walker
• CastingRene Haynes
• CastingJeremy Zimmermann
• CastingClare Walker
• Art DirectionJohn King
• Art DirectionMichael Lamont
• Supervising Art DirectorNeil Lamont
• Set DecorationStephenie McMillan
• Costume DesignPenny Rose
• Stunt CoordinatorEddie Stacey
• StuntsRichard Bradshaw

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• world war i
• hemmingway

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1996-12-18PG-13
• Physical1999-07-27PG-13· DVD

Also known as

International titles

• Amare per sempreIT
• В любов и войнаBG