Story of G.I. Joe (1945, United States)
Categories: infantry movies urban warfare movies
Story of G.I. JoeDirector: William A. Wellman
Czas: 110 minut
Laguages: English / Italian
Categories: infantry movies urban warfare movies
Story of G.I. JoeDirector: William A. Wellman
Laguages: English / Italian
Italian campaign seen by the eyes of American war correspondent.
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry Regiment as they have been moved to Italy after fighting in North Africa. In Italy Pyle describes everyday life of simple GIs - the hot, cold, rain, mud, endless marching and waiting.
Film based on works of Pulitzer Prize-winner Ernie Pyle, who was war correspondent in Africa, Italy and Pacific (where he died in combat). The concept of movie showing the real life of American infantrymen was innovatory - we don’t see them as heroes conucting crusade in Europe, but we wee their normal life - when the march towards next city, when they eat, when they hide in the rain, when they talk in the shadow of the trees.
Interesting movie based on a real life events depicted in Ernie Pyle’s columns published in American newspapers during the war.
Our rating
6.8
Film value
6 / 10
Realism factor
5 / 5
Adventure factor
2 / 5
Historical accuracy
4 / 5
William A. Wellman
director
Ernie Pyle
screenplay
Leopold Atlas
screenplay
Guy Endore
screenplay
Philip Stevenson
screenplay
Burgess Meredith
as Ernie Pyle
Robert Mitchum
as Lt. Walker
Freddie Steele
as Sgt. Warnicki
Wally Cassell
as Pvt. Dondaro
Jimmy Lloyd
as Pvt. Spencer
John R. Reilly
as Pvt. Murphy
William Murphy
as Pvt. Mew