Product Details

• Actors: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Philips
• Directors: Frank Borzage, Frank Capra
• Writers: Benjamin Glazer, Ernest Hemingway, Laurence Stallings, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Richard Connell
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Marengo Films
• DVD Release Date: February 28, 2001
• Run Time: 192 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WL4W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,290 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Meet John Doe/A Farewell to Arms" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Digitally Remastered and as good as new!, November 20, 2004

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Barbara (Burkowsky) Underwood (Tumut, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet John Doe/A Farewell to Arms (DVD)

Judging by earlier reviews, the DVD that was given to me is obviously a new edition by Marengo Films: digitally remastered and with a different cover picture than the one currently displayed here. This one deserves a 5-star rating both for its excellent picture and sound quality, and for the two marvellous and unforgettable cinema classics. "A Farewell to Arms" from 1932 is based on the Ernest Hemingway novel and is a tragic love story set in Italy during World War I with nice sets and some good and unusual camera work at times. The love affair between the American ambulance driver (Cooper) and a nurse cannot run smoothly due to the war and Cooper's interfering friend, but get your tissues out for the ending! The second Gary Cooper feature, "Meet John Doe" from 1941 is quite different, as is Cooper's character, John Doe, who goes through various emotions and reveals deeper layers of character as the story unfolds. What starts out as a reporter's last desperate attempt to keep her job ends up being a nationwide movement to motivate people to care about one's neighbour and give the average person a voice and power (hence 'John Doe'). Of course, there's always a baddie who wants to take advantage of this people-power, while John Doe struggles with himself, his identity and his feelings for the fiery lady reporter (played nicely by Barbara Stanwyck). I really got a lot out of this movie as well, and I highly recommend this DVD to any general movie fan and especially of classics like these. Just make sure it's the digitally remastered edition: written across the bottom in yellow letters on a red label.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Betting that Amazon's Release Date is 2001, August 21, 2000

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Long Island, East, member (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Meet John Doe/A Farewell to Arms (DVD)

Two great movies for an excellent price. Though some might not like the quality of DVD reproduction, I point out that it is better than my VHS copies which look cartoonish from their afforable, early reproduction. With that having been said. Enjoy MEET JOHN DOE: Gary Cooper is a tossed-away citizen who is chosen by a reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) to man the soapbox on a charity campaign. FAREWELL TO ARMS 1932 film of an American soldier (Gary Cooper) falling in love with his British nurse (Helen Hayes) during WWI. Based on Ernest Hemingway novel.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REMASTERED IN - 2006, August 13, 2007

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Craig H. Cosgray (DALLAS, TEXAS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meet John Doe/A Farewell to Arms (DVD)

Marengo Films remastered these two prints in 2006. We have found new film collectors and swapped prints and the new software is much better than it was in 2001 when we originally put this double feature out... We spent much of 2006 re-mastering a fair number of our DVD's and this is one.

I believe you will find both of these prints highly satisfactory and in fact we believe they are the VERY BEST ON THE MARKET.

We appreciate your business.

Best regards,

Marengo Films