A Walk in the Sun (1945)
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Harry Brown's honest, unsentimental WW2 novel A Walk in the Sun has been effectively adapted for the screen by Robert Rossen. Dana Andrews stars as Sgt. Tyne, a platoon squad leader in Italy who ends up assuming command of his platoon after a series of deaths. As they prepare to attack an isolated Nazi-held farmhouse, each of the infantymen reveals his true character as he dwells upon his background and contemplates the job at hand. The film's effectiveness lies in the non-cliched characterizations by a carefully chosen all-male cast. Huntz Hall of "East Side Kids" fame is particularly good in a scene wherein he argues over whether the human body or the leaf is the most complicated natural structure. Director Lewis Milestone's use of a ballad to link the action predates High Noon by some seven years. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 117 mins
Complete Cast:
- Dana Andrews - Sgt. Tyne
- John Ireland - Windy
- Norman Lloyd - Archimbeau
- Sterling Holloway - McWilliams
- Herbert Rudley - Sgt. Porter
- James B. Cardwell - Sgt. Hoskins
- George Offerman - Tinker
- Victor Cutler - Cousin
- Alvin Hammer - Johnson
- Robert Lowell - Lieutenant Rand
- Harry Cline - Cpl. Kramer
- Grant Maiben - Smith
- Malcolm O'Giuinn - Phelps
- Don Summers - Dugan
- Dick Daniels - Long
- Richard Conte - Rivera
- George Tyne - Friedman
- Lloyd Bridges - Sgt. Ward
- Huntz Hall - Carraway
- Richard Benedict - Tranella
- Chris Drake - Rankin
- Danny Desmond - Trasker
- Steve Brodie - Judson
- Matt Willis - Sergeant Halverson
- Tony Dante - Giorgio
- Ted Offenbecker - Tinker
- Jay Norris - James
- George Turner - Reconnaissance
- John Kellogg - Riddle
- Director(s):
- Lewis Milestone
- Writer(s):
- Harry Brown, Robert Rossen
- Producer(s):
- Lewis Milestone
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