Cristina Marsillach

Injured during WWII's North African Campaign, American pilot David Bradford (Tom Hanks) is recuperating in Jerusalem when he meets and falls in love with Sarah Perrara (Cristina Marsillach), a young Jewish bank clerk. Her family, however, vehemently opposes their romance and refuses to allow Sarah to marry outside their faith. Determined to put an end to the affair, the Perraras coerce Sarah into agreeing to wed an old boyfriend, a man she doesn't love. Called back into service, David leaves for the front, knowing that he must soon return to Jerusalem if he's to rescue the woman of his dreams.

Tom Hanks stars in this romantic story of an American soldier during World War II who, while recuperating in Jerusalem, falls in love with a young Sephardic Jewish woman. Her family finds out that Hank is Christian and attempts to keep their daughter from him, though she manages to reunite with him.

Injured during WWII's North African Campaign, American pilot David Bradford (Tom Hanks) is recuperating in Jerusalem when he meets and falls in love with Sarah Perrara (Cristina Marsillach), a young Jewish bank clerk. Her family, however, vehemently opposes their romance and refuses to allow Sarah to marry outside their faith. Determined to put an end to the affair, the Perraras coerce Sarah into agreeing to wed an old boyfriend, a man she doesn't love. Called back into service, David leaves for the front, knowing that he must soon return to Jerusalem if he's to rescue the woman of his dreams.