

“THEY FOUGHT BEST WHEN IT WAS HOPELESS!”
It's 1943 and the allied landings in and around the town of Salerno,Italy are underway.A platoon from the U.S 36th Infantry Division is tasked with advancing 6 miles inland to blow a bridge before clearing a nearby farmhouse, with the hope of blocking an expected counter attack on the Division's bridgehead.
Directed by Lewis Milestone
User score
61 votes






Released
December 25, 1945
1h 57m
English, Italian
Budget → Revenue
$850K → —

Dana Andrews
Sgt. Bill Tyne

Richard Conte
Pvt. Rivera

George Tyne
Pvt. Jake Friedman

John Ireland
Pfc. Windy Craven

Lloyd Bridges
Sgt. Ward

Sterling Holloway
McWilliams

Norman Lloyd
Pvt. Archimbeau

Herbert Rudley
Sgt. Eddie Porter

Richard Benedict
Pvt. Tranella

Huntz Hall
Pvt. Carraway

James Cardwell
Sgt. Hoskins

George Offerman, Jr.
Pvt. Tinker

Steve Brodie
Pvt. Judson

Matt Willis
Sgt. Pete Halverson

Chris Drake
Rankin
Alvin Hammer
Johnson

Victor Cutler
Cousins
Jay Norris
James

John Kellogg
Riddle
Fred Carpenter