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A Walk in the Sun
THEY FOUGHT BEST WHEN IT WAS HOPELESS!
It's 1943 and the allied landings in and around the town of Salerno,Italy are underway.A platoon from the U.S 36th Infantry Division is tasked with advancing 6 miles inland to blow a bridge before clearing a nearby farmhouse, with the hope of blocking an expected counter attack on the Division's bridgehead.
- Original title
- A Walk in the Sun
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $850,000
- Revenue
- —
CinemaSerf
Jul 1, 2022 · via TMDB
I found this a rather dry, dreary attempt to insert us into the heart of an American brigade charged with blowing up an Italian Bridge as WWII nears it close. Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and John Ireland contribute gritty, authentic performances as their tough, sanguine squad face trials and tribulations - but there are lengthy periods of dialogue that, whilst well written, can bog the story down in a surfeit of individual personalities. Ultimately, I think it is just too close to the bone for anyone but an experienced soldier to be able to extract any value because well made, as it is, it lacks humour or pathos and conveys just too effectively the weariness of all concerned. What rescues it, to some extent, is the POV style of direction - frequently we see/hear no more than the soldiers and that does have an evocative effect during the brief, but pretty hair-raising conflict scenes.
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Dana Andrews
Sgt. Bill Tyne
Richard Conte
Pvt. Rivera
George Tyne
Pvt. Jake Friedman
John Ireland
Pfc. Windy Craven
Lloyd Bridges
Sgt. Ward
Sterling Holloway
McWilliams
Norman Lloyd
Pvt. Archimbeau
Herbert Rudley
Sgt. Eddie Porter
Richard Benedict
Pvt. Tranella
Huntz Hall
Pvt. Carraway
James Cardwell
Sgt. Hoskins
George Offerman, Jr.
Pvt. Tinker
Steve Brodie
Pvt. Judson
Matt Willis
Sgt. Pete Halverson
Chris Drake
Rankin
Victor Cutler
Cousins
John Kellogg
Riddle
Robert Horton
Jack (uncredited)
John Laurenz
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Burgess Meredith
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
George Turner
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Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Lewis Milestone
Director
Lewis Milestone
Producer
Robert Rossen
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