Storyline
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era – like Ernest Hemingway and his friends – has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a bridge in a cave. Pilar, who is in charge there, has an ability to foretell the future. And so that night she encourages Maria, a young girl ravished by enemy soldiers, to join Jordan who has decided to spend the night under the stars.
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Trivia
Save the famous love song
This film saved the famous love song “As Time Goes By” from being removed from Casablanca (1942). Ingrid Bergman began filming this movie immediately after completing “Casablanca”. For this role, her hair was cut short. Meanwhile, for “Casablanca”, Warner Brothers wanted to substitute another song for “As Time Goes By” and re-shoot some scenes with Bergman. However, since her hair had been cut, there would be a problem with continuity (even if Bergman wore a wig), so the idea was dropped.
Gary Cooper’s horse falls
At the film’s conclusion, Gary Cooper’s horse falls and breaks its leg. The only horse the crew could get to do the stunt was brown, but Cooper’s horse throughout the film was gray. Rather than re-shoot much of the film, Cooper’s brown stunt horse was painted gray.