| Release Date: | Dec 1945 |
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| Genres: | War / Drama |
| Awards: | Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
| Cast: | Dana Andrews (Sgt. Bill Tyne), Richard Conte (Pvt. Rivera) George Tyne (Pvt. Jake Friedman) John Ireland (Pvt. Windy Craven) Lloyd Bridges (Sgt. Ward) Sterling Holloway (McWilliams) Norman Lloyd (Pvt. Archimbeau) Herbert Rudley (Sgt. Eddie Porter) Richard Benedict (Pvt. Tranella) Huntz Hall (Pvt. Carraway) James Cardwell (Sgt. Hoskins) George Offerman Jr. (Pvt. Tinker) Steve Brodie (Pvt. Judson) Matt Willis (Sgt. Pete Halverson) Chris Drake (Rankin) |
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers.
