The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)

Original title

Story of G.I. Joe

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

AA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows war correspondent Ernie Pyle as he embeds with an American infantry company during World War II. It shows the daily struggles and sacrifices of soldiers from Tunisia to Italy without glorifying combat.

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What happens

The Story of G.I. Joe, also credited in prints as Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe, is a 1945 American war film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Mitchum's only career Oscar nomination. The story is a tribute to the American infantryman (G.I. Joe) during World War II, told through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle, with dialogue and narration lifted from Pyle's columns. The film concentrates on one company (C Company, 18th Infantry) that Pyle accompanies into combat in Tunisia and Italy. In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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