Great Novels On Film: 4-Movie Set (2003) Rating: Starring: Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Gregory Peck Director: Category: Drama Studio: Brentwood Subtitles: Length: 349 mins     4 Movies On Two Double-Sided Discs! Farewell To Arms Approx: 85 minutes This first (and by far the best) film version of Ernest Hemingway's novel A Farewell To Arms stars Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. Henry's friend, Major Rinaldi is envious of the romance, and pulls strings to have Catherine transferred to Milan. When Henry is wounded in battle, he ends up in the very hospital where Catherine works. The now-pregnant Catherine remains in Switzerland, sending letters by the bushel full to Henry. But the jealous Rinaldi sees to it that Henry never receives those letters, leading Catherine to conclude sorrowfully that Henry has forgotten her. As the Armistance approaches, Henry makes his way to Switzerland hoping to find Catherine. Catherine, too, is near death, but lingers long enough for a tender reunion with Henry. Snows Of Kilimanjaro This fantastic adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel stars Gregory Peck who plays a character based on Hemingway's crony F. Scott Fitzgerald. While hunting in the African mountains in the company of his faithful lady friend Susan Hayward, Peck is seriously wounded: in fact it doesn't look as though he'll survive the night. In the few hours he has left, Peck reflects upon what he considers a wasted life. The only time that he truly felt as though he'd made a contribution to the world was when he fought on the Loyalist side in Spain. As for his lost romance with his late wife Aver Gardner, Peck still cannot figure out what went wrong. Becky Sharp Approx: 74 minutes This adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair made cinema history as the first feature film in Technicolor. The story, which vibrantly details the manners and morals of 19th century English society, follows the rise and fall of one Becky Sharp. Though a poor orphan, Becky has grand dreams-and hopes that a good marriage will assure her fortune. In particular, she has her eye on Joseph Sedley, the wealthy brother of her best friend Amelia. But even the dull-witted Joseph realizes that his family would not smile upon such a union and so never proposes. Frustrated, Becky leaves the Sedley household where she has resided and, using her brains, beauty and charm, proceeds to claw her way into the upper class. But a crucial miscalculation nearly costs her everything. Oliver Twist Approx: 73 minutes This lavish adaptation based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. Oliver is taken in by the Artful Dodger, a notorious scrounger, and he joins his household of young boys who are trained to steal for their master. The boys thieving activities, and others who desire to cash in on Oliver's fortune through criminal activities, leads to murder and community outrage as they are hunted down.