Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls follows expatriate American demolition expert Robert Jordan, who aides anti-fascist freedom fighters of Spain. Assisting him is a band of warriors including the strong-willed Pilar, the dangerously undependable Pablo and the lovely, innocent Maria. As danger mounts, Robert and Maria develop a closeness that blossoms into one of the screen's greatest love stories.