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Playhouse 90•Season 3•Episode 23

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1

7.3/10 · 22 votesMar 12, 195990 min

Ranked #12 of 16 in Season 3•−0.6 vs season avg

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

Directed byJohn Frankenheimer

Previous episodeE22 · Made in Japan Next episodeE24 · For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2

Seasons4

Season 3 Episodes38

The Plot to Kill Stalin

Days of Wine and Roses

The Time of Your Life

The Long March

Shadows Tremble

Word from a Sealed-Off Box

Heart of Darkness

Old Man

The Return of Ansel Gibbs

Free Weekend

Seven Against the Wall

The Nutcracker

Face of a Hero

The Wings of the Dove

The Blue Men

The Velvet Alley

A Quiet Game of Cards

Child of Our Time

The Second Man

The Raider

The Ding-A-Ling Girl

Made in Japan

E23 7.3Now viewing

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2

A Trip to Paradise

In Lonely Expectation

The Day Before Atlanta

Judgment at Nuremberg

A Corner of the Garden

Dark December

Diary of a Nurse

A Marriage of Strangers

Out of Dust

The Rank and File

The Killers of Mussolini

Project Immortality

Dark as the Night

The Second Happiest Day

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John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

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Episode Summary

"For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1" is episode 23 of Playhouse 90 season 3. It scored 7.3/10 from 22 votes, ranking #12 of 16 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by John Frankenheimer, it aired on March 12, 1959.

Next: E24 · For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2 Best of Season 3