For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) is a war, romance, history directed by Sam Wood rated 6.5/10.

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—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.