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Dominican Rep. A Walk in the Sun
- Original title
- A Walk in the Sun
- Year
- 1945
- Running time
- 117 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Robert Rossen. Novel: Harry Brown
- Cast
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Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
George Tyne
John Ireland
Lloyd Bridges
Sterling Holloway
Norman Lloyd
Herbert Rudley
Richard Benedict
Huntz Hall
James Cardwell
George Offerman Jr.
Steve Brodie- Matt Willis
Chris Drake- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Russell Harlan (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- War | II World War. Army
- Synopsis
- Lewis Milestone's solid, low-key war film manages to avoid the flag-waving clichs of most WWII pictures, as it concentrates on the thoughts of the members of an infantry platoon as they undertake an assault on a German-held farmhouse outside Salerno. Robert Rossen's script is less dramatic than novelistic in its effect, as the voice-over narration allows the characters to express the fear of death, boredom, cynicism, and even their rapport with their weapons, in a way that's rare in a combat film. Emphasizing the isolation of the group of G.I.s united only by their common mission, the closest the film comes to gung-ho sentiment is their quietly repeated pet phrase, "Nobody dies." In the equanimity with which the soldiers advance on the farmhouse, Milestone underlines the many battles these veterans have yet survived, and the peace that even the most frightened have made with death. Dana Andrews projects quiet authority in a film that is more than most an ensemble piece, leading a cast that includes John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Richard Conte, and surprisingly good Huntz Hall. (Michael Costello: All Movie Guide)
- Awards
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1951: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film1946: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).
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