| Arise, My Love | |
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| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Written by | Billy Wilder Charles Brackett Jacques Théry |
| Based on | story by Benjamin Glazer, Hans Székely (as John S. Toldy) |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow Jr. |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Dennis O'Keefe |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Music by | Victor Young |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Arise, My Love is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland and Dennis O'Keefe. It was made by Paramount Pictures and written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Jacques Théry. Containing an interventionist message, it tells the love story of a pilot and a journalist who meet in the latter days of the Spanish Civil War and follows them through the early days of World War II.[1] Colbert once said that Arise, My Love was her personal favorite motion picture of all the films she had made.[2][3] [Note 1]
Arise, My Love is based on the true story of Harold Edward Dahl. During the Spanish Civil War Dahl, who was fighting as a pilot for the Spanish Republican Air Force, was shot down and taken as prisoner of war. Initially sentenced to death, there were some diplomatic movements to free Dahl. His first wife, Edith Rogers, a known singer of impressive beauty, was said to have visited Francisco Franco herself to plead for his life. He remained in prison until 1940 and then returned to the United States.[5]
- ^ Paris 1995, p. 124.
- ^ "Claudette Colbert, Pure Panache: Biography." Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Meredy's Place. Retrieved: October 31, 2014.
- ^ "Claudette Colbert Biography (1903–1996)." Lenin Imports. Retrieved: October 31, 2014.
- ^ Dick 2008, p. 150.
- ^ Gustavsson, Håkan. "United States of America: Harold Evans "Whitey" Dahl." Biplane fighter aces, January 20, 2014. Retrieved: October 31, 2014.
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