Century Business Card Bilingual Classic - The Sound of War (Out of Stock)

Author: (American) Dudley Nichols, translated by Ding Dagang
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, the Republican side sought to resist the Fascist Nationalist Party regime. An American lecturer named Robert was recruited by General Gutz to join the guerrillas and was tasked with blowing up an iron bridge in the gorge, with a deadline of dawn three days later. In the mountains, Robert met a beautiful young woman named Maria. Maria's father was originally a town mayor but was later brutally killed by the Nationalists, and Maria herself was also subjected to humiliation. Amidst the flames of war, the two could only be together for three days and three nights, after which it was a life-and-death separation. This film is based on a well-known act of bravery in American history. Adapted from the renowned works of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway, films based on his novels include The Old Man and the Sea, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and To Have and Have Not, with A Farewell to Arms being the most outstanding. Catherine Deneuve, who played Pilar, won the 16th Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, becoming one of the top ten box office hits in the United States in 1943.