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A walk in the sun

During World War II, American soldiers of the Fighting 36th hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward the Nazi-occupied farmhouse they've been ordered to destroy. One of the ranking officers is killed after the platoon lands on the beach. Now Sgt. Tyne must take over and lead the troop. But the rest of these men are infantrymen who aren't thinking about fighting bravely enough to become officers, but to live long enough to become civilians.

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  • "Commando de la mort"
  • "Salerno beachhead"@en
  • "Commando de la mort, français"
  • "Walk in the sun"

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  • "During World War II, American soldiers of the Fighting 36th hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward the Nazi-occupied farmhouse they've been ordered to destroy. One of the ranking officers is killed after the platoon lands on the beach. Now Sgt. Tyne must take over and lead the troop. But the rest of these men are infantrymen who aren't thinking about fighting bravely enough to become officers, but to live long enough to become civilians."
  • "During World War II, American soldiers of the Fighting 36th hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward the Nazi-occupied farmhouse they've been ordered to destroy. One of the ranking officers is killed after the platoon lands on the beach. Now Sgt. Tyne must take over and lead the troop. But the rest of these men are infantrymen who aren't thinking about fighting bravely enough to become officers, but to live long enough to become civilians."@en
  • "Classic World War II drama made in 1945 of the Lee Platoon, Texas Division, and their 1943 invasion of the beach at Salerno, Italy."@en
  • "The exploits of a single army patrol during the Salerno landings of 1943, on one vital morning."@en
  • "This film tells the harrowing story of the US Infantry platoon of Texas Division after they hit the beaches of Salerno, Italy, in 1943. In their first six hours their objective is to march 6 miles inland to a Nazi defended farmhouse and blow up a nearby bridge."@en
  • "This war melodrama tells the story of a platoon of American soldiers striving to attain their objective, a farmhouse occupied by the Germans."@en
  • "This war melodrama tells the story of a platoon of American soldiers striving to attain their objective, a farmhouse occupied by the Germans."
  • "Depicts the horrors of war as seen through the eyes of the Lee Platoon, Texas Division, and their 1943 attack on the Germans on the beach at Salerno, Italy."
  • "Depicts the horrors of war as seen through the eyes of the Lee Platoon, Texas Division, and their 1943 attack on the Germans on the beach at Salerno, Italy."@en
  • "Explores the human aspects of war as an American battalion attacks a German hideout in Italy."@en
  • "The north star: Propagandistic drama about the disruption of a Russian village after the invasion by Nazi Germany. Several young friends struggle to bring weapons to resistance fighters in time to save their village."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "Follows a physically and mentally decimated platoon on their way to attack a Nazi-occupied village in Italy."@en
  • "A WWII epic in which the horrors of war are seen through the eyes of a platoon of young American infantrymen during the Salerno landings of 1943."@en
  • "World War II docu-drama of the Lee Platoon, Texas Division, who hit the beach at Salerno, presents a portrait of war as seen by those fighting it. Originally made for 20th Century-Fox, it was repudiated by that studio but came to be viewed as one of the best American films on that war."@en
  • "The costly 1943 landings at Salerno is the setting for the tale of one patrol on one momentous morning."@en
  • "One day with a Texas Division Infantry in Italy during W.W. II."@en
  • "Follows an infantry platoon on one morning from the time they hit the beach at Salerno to the time they reach and capture their objective, a farmhouse six miles inland."@en
  • "Follows an infantry platoon on one morning from the time they hit the beach at Salerno to the time they reach and capture their objective, a farmhouse six miles inland."
  • ""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. A landing barge carries them to their objective during the pre-dawn hours, and the increasing danger of their situation is demonstrated when their young lieutenant, Rand, is wounded by a shell fragment that destroys half of his face. Platoon Sgt. Pete Halverson takes over command and orders Sgt. Eddie Porter to lead the men to the beach while he tries to find the captain and confirm their orders. First aid man McWilliams remains with Rand, and the rest of the men hit the beach and dig in while trying to elude the shelling and machine-gun fire. Sgt. Bill Tyne wonders what they will do if Halverson does not return, and after the sun rises, the sergeants send the men into the woods to protect them from enemy aircraft. Tyne remains on the beach to wait for Halverson, but learns from McWilliams that both Rand and Halverson are dead. Soon after, McWilliams is shot by an enemy airplane. Tyne walks to the woods, and there discovers that three other men have been hit, including Sgt. Hoskins. Hoskins stays behind and Porter, Tyne and Sgt. Ward then lead the men in three squads along a road toward their objective, a farmhouse with a nearby bridge that they are to blow up. Porter knows that the six-mile journey will be a dangerous one, and warns the men to watch out for enemy tanks and aircraft. As they walk, the men shoot the breeze and discuss their likes and dislikes, the nature of war and the food they wish they were eating. Porter grows increasingly agitated, but is distracted when two retreating Italian soldiers surrender to the platoon and confirm that they are on the right road. The Italians warn them that the area is controlled by German troops, and soon after, the platoon meets a small reconnaisance patrol of American soldiers. After the patrol's motorcycle driver offers to ride to the farmhouse and report back, Porter becomes even more edgy as minutes pass without the driver's return. Finally Tyne tells the men to take a break while he sits with Porter. As machine gunner Rivera and his pal, Jake Friedman, razz each other, Porter begins to break down and tells Ward that he is putting Tyne in charge. Porter has a complete breakdown when a German armored car approaches, but Tyne's quick thinking prevails and the men blast the car with grenades and machine-gun fire. The bazooka men, who Tyne had sent ahead to search for tanks, blow up two tanks and another armored car, but expend all of their bazooka ammunition. Leaving a man to guard the still-crying Porter, Tyne pushes on, and as the men march, Friedman tells Rivera that he is a traveling salesman who is 'selling democracy to the natives.' The men finally reach the farmhouse, but when a small patrol attempts to crawl through the field in front of the house, they are shot at by the Germans, and two men are killed. Tyne and Ward are baffled about what to do next when Windy, a calm, introspective soldier suggests circling around the farm via the river and blowing up the bridge without first taking the house. Tyne sends two patrols, headed by Ward and Windy, to accomplish the mission, then orders Rivera to strafe the house while he leads a column of men in an attack on the house, which he hopes will distract the Germans. The remaining men nervously wait for their comrades to reach the bridge, until finally Rivera opens fire and Tyne and his men go over the stone wall and into the field. Tyne's sight blurs as he crawls toward the house, and when he comes across the body of Rankin, one of the fallen men, the platoon's constant refrain, 'Nobody dies, ' resounds through his head. The bridge is blown up, and despite heavy losses, the platoon captures the house. Then, at exactly noon, Windy, Ward and the remaining men wander through the house as Tyne adds another notch to the butt of Rankin's gun"--AFI catalog, 1941-1950."@en
  • "A WWII epic in which the horrors of war are seen through the eyes of a platoon of young American infantrymen during the Salerno landings of 1943. An outstanding war film representing the many thousands of American soldiers who have served."@en
  • ""Arm in arm and repeating their unison mantra 'Nobody dies' keeps a courageous American platoon moving forward after their ranking officers are killed in battle during the 1943 invasion of Italy." -- Container."
  • "A walk in the sun: During World War II, American soldiers of the Fighting 36th hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward the Nazi-occupied farmhouse they've been ordered to destroy. One of the ranking officers is killed after the platoon lands on the beach. Now Sgt. Tyne must take over and lead the troop. But the rest of these men are infantrymen who aren't thinking about fighting bravely enough to become officers, but to live long enough to become civilians."@en
  • "American soldiers hit the beach at Salerno and begin their trek across the countryside toward the Nazi-occupied farmhouse they've been ordered to destroy. These are infantrymen who aren't thinking about fighting bravely enough to become officers...just living long enough to become civilians! One of the National Board of Reviews' "Ten Best" of 1945, this realistic look at men in war was directed by the legendary Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front)."@en
  • "One day in the lives of the men of an American infantry battalion in Italy during World War II."@en
  • "This independent production was filmed during the last months of the war (its release was held up for nearly 12 months) and is concerned with a U.S. army patrol during the first day of their landing at Salerno in 1943. While written in the vernacular of the ordinary American G.I. there is a certain 'poetic licence' in the degree of articulation by individual soldiers. Ballads are used as a linking device."@en
  • "Dramatic story of a U.S. Army infantry platoon in action during the fighting in Italy."@en
  • "Depicts the horrors of war as seen through the eyes of a platoon of young American infantrymen. A renactment of the famed Texas Division's surprise attack on the Germans at Salerno."@en
  • "Explores the human aspects of war as a World War II American battalion attacks a German hideout in Italy."@en
  • ""This war melodrama tells the story of a platoon of American soldiers striving to attain their objective, a farmhouse occupied by the Germans."--Container."
  • "This war melodrama tells the story of a platoon of American soldiers in Italy in 1943 striving to attain their objective: a farmhouse occupied by German soldiers."@en
  • "This war melodrama tells the story of a platoon of American soldiers in Italy in 1943 striving to attain their objective: a farmhouse occupied by German soldiers."
  • "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. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers."
  • "SUMMARY: "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. Unusually realistic picture of war as long quiet stretches of talk, punctuated by sharp, random bursts of violent action whose relevance to the big picture is often unknown to the soldiers." (IMDB)"
  • "During the Allied invasion of Italy in WW II, an American infantry platoon is given a dangerous assignment : strike inland from the beach and secure a farmhouse as an advance command post."

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  • "A Walk in the sun = Le Commando de la mort"
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