To Hell and Back (1955)

Directed by

Jesse Hibbs

Genre

drama film, action film, biographical film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Audie Murphy plays himself in this film about his real experiences as a soldier in World War II. It follows his journey through combat in the U.S. Army. The story shows the dangers and challenges he faced on the front lines.

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What happens

To Hell and Back is a Technicolor and CinemaScope war film released in 1955. It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and stars Audie Murphy as himself. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army. The book was ghostwritten by his friend, David "Spec" McClure, who served in the U.S. Army's Signal Corps during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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