A Walk in the Sun | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | March 9, 2022
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A sometimes meditative vignette of how a soldier can fortify or break mentally facing the vast unknowns of war.
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | Dana Andrews | Lloyd Bridges | Richard Conte | Richard Benedict | George Tyne | John Ireland | Sterling Holloway | Norman Lloyd | Herbert Rudley | Huntz Hall | James Cardwell | George Offerman | Jr. | Steve Brodie | Matt Willis | Chris Drake | Alvin Hammer | Victor Cutler | Jay Norris | John Kellogg |
| director | Lewis Milestone |