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Story of G.I. Joe

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
4K
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Robert Mitchum, William 'Billy' Benedict, Wally Cassell, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Yolanda Lacca, Jimmy Lloyd, Burgess Meredith, William Murphy, John R. Reilly, and Freddie Steele in Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
BiographyDramaWar

At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Army's Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.

  • Director
    • William A. Wellman
  • Writers
    • Leopold Atlas
    • Guy Endore
    • Philip Stevenson
  • Stars
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Freddie Steele
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Leopold Atlas
      • Guy Endore
      • Philip Stevenson
    • Stars
      • Burgess Meredith
      • Robert Mitchum
      • Freddie Steele
    • 62User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Ernie Pyle - Scripps-Howard War Correspondent
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Lt. Walker
    Freddie Steele
    • Sergeant Warnicki
    Wally Cassell
    Wally Cassell
    • Private Dondaro
    Jimmy Lloyd
    Jimmy Lloyd
    • Private Spencer
    John R. Reilly
    John R. Reilly
    • Private Murphy
    • (as Jack Reilly)
    William Murphy
    William Murphy
    • Private Mew
    • (as Bill Murphy)
    Combat Veterans of the Campaigns in Africa Sicily and Italy
    Combat Veterans of the Campaigns in Africa Sicily and Italy
    • U.S. Army Soldiers
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Pvt. Whitey
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Browne
    • Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Coonan Wellman
    Dorothy Coonan Wellman
    • Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Kenneth Kendall
    • Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Yolanda Lacca
    • Amelia, Italian Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Barney Noto
    • Staff Sergeant Barney Noto
    • (uncredited)
    Tito Renaldo
    • Lopez
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Rich
    Dick Rich
    • Sergeant at Showers
    • (uncredited)
    William Self
    • Pvt. Cookie Henderson
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William A. Wellman
    • Writers
      • Leopold Atlas
      • Guy Endore
      • Philip Stevenson
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    • Trivia
      The extras in the film were real American GIs, in the process of being transferred from the war in Europe to the Pacific. Many of them were killed in the fighting on Okinawa--the same battle in which Ernie Pyle was killed by a Japanese machine gunner--never having seen the movie in which they appeared.
    • Goofs
      The unit Pyle is with--the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division--never fought in the Italian campaign. After the Sicilian campaign ended, it was brought back to England and began training for the D-Day invasion in Normandy. The 1st Division would eventually spearhead the assault on Omaha Beach.
    • Quotes

      Pvt. Dondaro: If this War don't kill me first, my feet will.

    • Crazy credits
      There are absolutely no credits at the end of the film, not even the words "The End".
    • Connections
      Edited from San Pietro (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Night
      (uncredited)
      Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
      Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
      Sung by Elfie Mayerhofer on Decca Record

    User reviews62

    Featured review
    8/10

    War Was Fought In The Trenches...

    And war was fought in the rain and the mud and the cold....In today's wars fought on film there is very rarely a look at the true living conditions that existed. This movie does not clean up the actors (as most films do). You see here all of the gritty, day-to-day, living during the war. These guys did not clean up every day. This is a good story about WW2. Be sure to see it. 8/10
    • craig_smith9
    • Apr 3, 2002
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • También somos seres humanos
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA(marching through countryside just before the "baptism of fire.")
    • Production company
      • Lester Cowan Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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