A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
	Film poster
Directed by	Douglas Sirk
Written by	Orin Jannings; Erich Maria Remarque
Based on	novel by Erich Maria Remarque
Produced by	Robert Arthur
Starring	John Gavin; Liselotte Pulver
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	July 5, 1958 (Berlin); July 9, 1958;
Running time	132 minutes
Countries	United States; West Germany
Language	English
Box office	$1.6 million (US/Canada) rentals; 2.8 million admissions (France)

A Time to Love and a Time to Die is a 1958 Eastmancolor CinemaScope drama war film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver.^[4] Based on the book by German author Erich Maria Remarque and set on the Eastern Front and in Nazi Germany, it tells the story of a young German soldier who is revolted by the conduct of the German army in the Soviet Union and actions of the Nazi Party in the homefront.^[5]

According to Variety magazine, the film "was regarded by the company's exec echelon, at the outset, as fine drama and [a] wham money-maker but the box office disappointment is now ascribed to [an] absence of names".^[6]

^ Myers, Harold (July 2, 1958). "Political Tensions, No U.S. Stars Mark Opening Of Berlin Film Fest". Variety. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ French box office of 1959 at Box Office Story
^ Crowther, Bosley (2008). "A Time to Love and a Time to Die". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.
^ Scheuer, Philip K. (July 21, 1957). "A Town Called Hollywood: Remarque Enjoys Adapting Own Novel Into Screenplay". Los Angeles Times. p. E2.
^ Arneel, Gene (February 4, 1959). "Stars look down on flops". Variety. p. 3.

[1] Myers, Harold (July 2, 1958). "Political Tensions, No U.S. Stars Mark Opening Of Berlin Film Fest". Variety. p. 2. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

[gross-2] Cite error: The named reference gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[box-3] French box office of 1959 at Box Office Story

[NY_Times-4] Crowther, Bosley (2008). "A Time to Love and a Time to Die". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.

[town-5] Scheuer, Philip K. (July 21, 1957). "A Town Called Hollywood: Remarque Enjoys Adapting Own Novel Into Screenplay". Los Angeles Times. p. E2.

[6] Arneel, Gene (February 4, 1959). "Stars look down on flops". Variety. p. 3.

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