''A Farewell to Arms'' is a 1966 British television adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel ''

A Farewell to Arms ''A Farewell to Arms'' is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant () in the am ...

'' that aired on three consecutive weeks (15 February, 22 February – 1 March 1966). The work starred Vanessa Redgrave, George Hamilton, Susan Engel, Ann Rye and Erik Chitty and was directed by

Rex Tucker Rex Tucker (20 February 1913 – 10 August 1996) was a British television director in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in March in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. Tucker joined the BBC in 1937 to work in radio where he remained for several ...

. Despite receiving critical praise and an enthusiastic response from audiences, all three episodes were later wiped and are believed to be lost.

Cast

* Vanessa Redgrave as Catherine Barkley * George Hamilton as Lt. Frederick Henry * Susan Engel

Reception

The ''Observer'' said Redgrave gave a "brilliant performance".AN ENTANGLED EDITOR: TELEVISION Richardson, Maurice. The Observer 20 Feb 1966: 25.

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