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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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