A Walk in the Sun (1945)

Directed by

Lewis Milestone

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A squad of American soldiers lands in Italy during World War II and must advance toward a farmhouse held by German forces. The film follows the men as they carry out their mission, showing the tension and mental strain of combat.

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What happens

A Walk in the Sun is a 1945 American war film based on the novel by Harry Brown, who was a writer for Yank, the Army Weekly based in England. The book was serialized in Liberty Magazine in October 1944. The film was directed by Lewis Milestone, stars Dana Andrews and features Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley and Richard Benedict, with narration by Burgess Meredith. In 2016, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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