Directed by:
Lewis MilestoneCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Freddie RichCast:
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley, Huntz Hall, James Cardwell (more)Plots(1)
The Fighting 36th! They fought best when it was hopeless! During the World War II Allied invasion of Italy, the film stars Dana Andrews as Sgt. Tyne, one of the officers leading an attack on a farmhouse in the Italian countryside which functions as a German stronghold. When the ranking officers are killed soon after the platoon lands on the beach, Tyne must take over. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Dana Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/582/166582949_d1541e.jpg)
Dana Andrews
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Laura (1944)
Ball of Fire (1941)
![Richard Conte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270211_d260fa.jpg)
Richard Conte
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![George Tyne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/793/161793486_c5ef05.jpg)
George Tyne
USA
Best movies:
The Red Pony (1949)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
![John Ireland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269237_90602b.jpg)
John Ireland
Canada
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Red River (1948)
![Lloyd Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267685_75cc3e.jpg)
Lloyd Bridges
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! 2 (1993)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Sterling Holloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/499/499981_b48bf4.jpg)
Sterling Holloway
USA
Best movies:
Bambi (1942)
Dumbo (1941)
The Jungle Book (1967)
![Norman Lloyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/358/161358826_28c7d6.jpg)
Norman Lloyd
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Limelight (1952)
Spellbound (1945)
![Herbert Rudley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/267/160267889_edffac.gif)
Herbert Rudley
USA
Best movies:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
The Court Jester (1955)
The Jayhawkers (1959)
![Huntz Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843088_146226.jpg)
Huntz Hall
USA
Best movies:
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Dead End (1937)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
![James Cardwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/176/162176916_278def.jpg)
James Cardwell
USA
Best movies:
The Sullivans (1944)
It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
Canyon Passage (1946)
![Burgess Meredith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271967_29d2af.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
![Robert Horton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426749_198dc8.jpg)
Robert Horton
USA
Best movies:
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
Pony Soldier (1952)
![John Kellogg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/515/159515994_eeec6d.jpg)
John Kellogg
USA
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Out of the Past (1947)
Samson and Delilah (1949)
![Steve Brodie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/558/159558056_8a2868.jpg)
Steve Brodie
USA
Best movies:
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Winchester '73 (1950)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Richard Benedict](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/361/161361465_ee1ae6.jpg)
Richard Benedict
Italy
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Window (1949)
Somewhere in the Night (1946)
George Turner
Best movies:
Call Northside 777 (1948)
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Alvin Hammer
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
The Red Pony (1949)
George Offerman Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Love Is News (1937)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Chris Drake
USA
Best movies:
Father of the Bride (1950)
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Battleground (1949)
Victor Cutler
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Canyon Passage (1946)
Raw Deal (1948)