
A Farewell to Arms(1957)
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them test their romance to the limit.


“In a land on the brink of war the most dangerous place to be is in love.”
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.

Hera Hilmar
Lillie Rowe

Michiel Huisman
Ismail Veli

Josh Hartnett
Jude Gresham

Ben Kingsley
Woodruff

Haluk Bilginer
Khalil Bey

Selçuk Yöntem
Melih Pasha

Paul Barrett
Mr. Rowe

Affif Ben Badra
Christapor

Brian Caspe
Doctor
Begum Burian
Nurse
The Ottoman Lieutenant is a romance, drama, war film released in 2017 exploring themes of nurse, world war i, lieutenant, 1910s, ottoman empire, disrespectful. Directed by Joseph Ruben, it stars Hera Hilmar, Michiel Huisman, Josh Hartnett. Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for the titular military man, Ismail, just as the war is about to erupt.
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