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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.
A Walk in the Sun: Directed by Lewis Milestone. With Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland. During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.
- (4.1K)
- Drama, War
- Lewis Milestone
- 1945-12-25
Released Dec 25, 1945 1h 57m War List 88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 75% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings When a GI platoon lands on the beaches of Italy during World War II, the troops face uncertainty...
- (8)
- Dana Andrews
- Lewis Milestone
- Lewis Milestone Productions Inc.
A Walk in the Sun/UCLA Restored Edition (1945) RICHARD CONTE. DEFINITIVE RESTORED VERSION by UCLA FILM ARCHIVE Director: Lewis Milestone Stars: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Lloyd...
- 119 min
- 37.6K
- PizzaFlix
Synopsis. In 1943, the diverse group of fifty-three soldiers comprising the Lee Platoon of the Texas Division anxiously await their upcoming landing on a beach near Salerno, Italy.
- Lewis Milestone, Sam Nelson, Maurie Suess
- Dana Andrews
In the overnight hours against possible enemy fire, they have just landed on a beach in Salerno, Italy, where they discover their mission is to commandeer a farmhouse approximately six miles away - they having no idea who or what is inside - as a strategic base to blow up a nearby bridge.
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Overview. 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.
