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4 Extra Debut. During World War One, American ambulance driver for the Italian army, Frederic, meets British nurse, Catherine. Stars Patrick Kennedy.

Ernest Hemingway's novel, dramatised by Stephen Keyworth.
1/10 Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver for the Italian army, plays courtship games with Catherine Barkley, a British nurse.

Cast
Frederic ..... Patrick Kennedy
Catherine ..... Morven Christie
Rinaldi ..... Carl Prekopp
Ferguson ..... Alex Tregear
Manera ..... Jonathan Forbes

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

As part of the 大象传媒 Year of the Book, Radio Four presents Ernest Hemingway's greatest love story set in the Italian conflict in the First World War, where American ambulance driver Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley are serving. Despite themselves, they find life and passion beneath the numbness of war and death.
A dramatisation by Steven Keyworth, with Patrick Kennedy (Atonement, War Horse) as Frederic, and Morven Christie (Lost in Austen, The Sinking of the Laconia) as Catherine.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 19 Jul 2016 02:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Visual Editor Toby Swift
Producer Jessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Mon 1 Aug 2011 10:45
  • Mon 1 Aug 2011 19:45
  • Mon 18 Jul 2016 14:30
  • Tue 19 Jul 2016 02:30

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