Overview
Young and restless Nick Adams, the only son of a domineering mother and a weak but noble doctor father, leaves his rural Michigan home to embark on an eventful cross-country journey. He is touched and affected by his encounters with a punch-drunk ex-boxer, a sympathetic telegrapher, and an alcoholic advanceman for a burlesque show. After failing to get a job as reporter in New York, he enlists in the Italian army during World War I as an ambulance driver. His camaraderie with fellow soldiers and a romance with a nurse he meets after being wounded propel him to manhood.
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DirectorMartin Ritt
WriterA. E. Hotchner
Cast
Richard Beymer
Nick Adams
Diane Baker
Carolyn
Corinne Calvet
Contessa
Fred Clark
Mr. Turner
Dan Dailey
Billy Campbell
James Dunn
Telegrapher
Juano Hernández
Bugs
Arthur Kennedy
Dr. Henry Adams
Ricardo Montalban
Major Padula
Paul Newman
The Battler
Susan Strasberg
Rosanna
Jessica Tandy
Mrs. Helen Adams
Eli Wallach
John
Edward Binns
Brakeman
Philip Bourneuf
City Editor
Tullio Carminati
Rosanna's Father
Marc Cavell
Eddy Boulton
Charles Fredericks
Mayor
Simon Oakland
Joe Boulton
Michael J. Pollard
George
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026