A Walk in the Sun

1945 · directed by Lewis Milestone

Rating
64/100
Hit
no

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.

A Walk in the Sun (1945), directed by Lewis Milestone, rates 64/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Dana Andrews
  • Richard Conte
  • George Tyne
  • John Ireland
  • Lloyd Bridges
  • Sterling Holloway
  • Norman Lloyd
  • Herbert Rudley
  • Richard Benedict
  • Huntz Hall

Crew

  • Russell Harlan — Director of Photography
  • Duncan Mansfield — Editor
  • Freddie Rich — Original Music Composer
  • Robert Rossen — Screenplay

More from Lewis Milestone

  1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — 98/100 · hit
  2. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Of Mice and Men (1939) — 83/100 · hit
  4. Rain (1932) — 77/100
  5. Pork Chop Hill (1959) — 76/100
  6. The Front Page (1931) — 72/100

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