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)VOD (1)
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Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, and Norman Lloyd head a stellar ensemble cast comprising the lead platoon of Texas Division of the U.S. Fifth Army. This eclectic group of citizen-soldiers are thrust into a life-or-death mission to blow up an enemy bridge while attempting to capture a strategic farmhouse heavily garrisoned by German troops. The dilemma of the common soldier trudging to an unknown fate under a blazing Italian sun is captured by the different thoughts and personalities of a disparate group of men under arduous stress. Who will rise to the occasion or crumble under pressure? Robert Rossen's literate script dramatizes the narrative from the perspective of the infantryman whose mundane routine of service-related ennui is interspersed with heart-pulsing action amid the ever-present specter of sudden death. Once seen, it is never to be forgotten. The superb camera work by six-time Academy Award nominee Russell Harlan is supported by the titular ballad written by Millard Lampell and Earl Robinson and performed by renowned African-American operatic singer Kenneth Spencer. A Walk in the Sun was named as one of the year's top films by the National Board of Review, was nominated for Best Film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and was added to the National Film Registry in 2016 for its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance. Once seen, it is never to be forgotten. (Kit Parker Films)
(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)
MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties (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)