A Walk in the Sun (1945)
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 117 mins
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A Walk in the Sun
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
Complete Cast of A Walk in the Sun:
Norman Lloyd also in Saboteur , Audrey Rose , Limelight , Spellbound , The Black Book
Lloyd Bridges also in Trapped , The Tall Texan , Rocketship X-M , The Limping Man , Hot Shots! Part Deux , Meeting Daddy
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