USA,
1945, 117 min
Directed by:
Lewis MilestoneCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Freddie RichCast:
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley, Huntz Hall, James Cardwell (more)Plots(1)
The Fighting 36th! They fought best when it was hopeless! During the World War II Allied invasion of Italy, the film stars Dana Andrews as Sgt. Tyne, one of the officers leading an attack on a farmhouse in the Italian countryside which functions as a German stronghold. When the ranking officers are killed soon after the platoon lands on the beach, Tyne must take over. (official distributor synopsis)
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