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
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
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)
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