A Bell for Adano is a 1945 American war film directed by Henry King and starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney.

The character of Joppolo is based on the real-life experiences of Frank Toscani, who was the military governor of the town of Licata, Sicily after the Allied invasion.

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther praised the script's fidelity to the original novel and wrote:It is first a delightful chronicle of native character, of the naive and picturesque natures of most plain Italian folks.

But, more than that, it is a fine, inspiring picture of an "understanding man's" brave attempt to instrument true democracy in a community that barely knew the word.

[6] Barry Sullivan and Anna Maria Alberghetti appeared in a 1956 CBS telecast,[7] and John Forsythe played the major in a 1967 Hallmark Hall of Fame broadcast.