Alberto Sordi

When the mob decides to call in a favor, factory exec Antonio Badalamenti (Alberto Sordi) finds himself in the unlikely role of Mafia assassin in this Golden Globe-nominated crime drama that deftly walks the line between comedy and tragedy. Tapped by a Sicilian don to perform a hit in New York, the inexperienced Antonio must somehow carry out his mission, all the while keeping his criminal connections hidden from his unsuspecting family.

Spending his holidays with his wife and two daughters in his native village in Sicily, Antonio Badalamenti is kidnapped by gangsters, locked up in a case and flown to the States.

Spending his holidays with his wife and two daughters in his native village in Sicily, Antonio Badalamenti is kidnapped by gangsters, locked up in a case and flown to the States.

Adapted from Ernest Hemingway's World War I novel, this drama centers on American soldier Lt. Frederick Henry (Rock Hudson). While serving in the Italian Army, Henry has an affair with nurse Catherine Barkley (Jennifer Jones), and she becomes pregnant. The two lose touch, and Catherine is certain Henry's moved on to greener pastures. But he manages to track her down in Switzerland and arrives at her hospital bedside to find her clinging to life.

A passionate but star-crossed romance develops between an American soldier and a Red Cross nurse during WWI. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

A passionate but star-crossed romance develops between an American soldier and a Red Cross nurse during WWI. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.

Based on the Ernest Hemingway novel and set against the backdrop of the Italian front during World War I, an American Army volunteer (Rock Hudson) meets a British nurse (Jennifer Jones) on the eve of the big offensive in the Alps and they fall passionately in love. Torn apart by war and the jealous meddling of Henry's "friend", Major Rinaldi (Vittorio De Sica), the star-crossed lovers escape to Switzerland to reunite and await the birth of their child and the tragic conclusion to their once-in-a-lifetime romance.