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Up Front (1951)

Up Front poster
Directed by
Alexander Hall
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two American soldiers deal with the absurdities of army life during World War II in Italy. Their antics and survival instincts drive the comedy.

lightheartedwrydatedbreezyunpretentiouswhimsicalmildly satiricalwarm

What happens

Up Front is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Tom Ewell and David Wayne. The script is very loosely based on Bill Mauldin's World War II characters Willie and Joe. Mauldin repudiated the film and refused his advising fee, and he claimed never to have seen the film. It takes place during the Italian campaign of World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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