A Walk in the Sun (1945 film)

A Walk in the Sun
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Directed by	Lewis Milestone
Produced by	Lewis Milestone Samuel Bronston (uncredited)
Screenplay by	Robert Rossen
Based on	A Walk in the Sun 1944 novel by Harry Brown
Starring	Dana Andrews
Narrated by	Burgess Meredith
Music by	Score: Freddie Efrem Rich Song: Millard Lampell Earl Robinson
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	W. Duncan Mansfield
Production company	Superior Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 3, 1945 (1945-12-03)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$850,000
Box office	$1,600,000 or $2,250,000

A Walk in the Sun is a 1945 American war film based on the novel by Harry Brown, who was a writer for Yank, the Army Weekly based in England. The book was serialized in Liberty Magazine in October 1944.

The film was directed by Lewis Milestone, stars Dana Andrews and features Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley and Richard Benedict, with narration by Burgess Meredith.

In 2016, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry

In September 1943, the diverse group of fifty-three soldiers comprising a lead Platoon of the Texas Division anxiously await their upcoming Allied invasion of Italy on a beach near Salerno, Italy. A landing barge carries them to their objective during the pre-dawn hours, and the increasing danger of their situation is demonstrated when their young platoon leader, Lieutenant Rand (Robert Lowell), is wounded by a shell fragment that destroys half of his face. Platoon Sergeant Pete Halverson (Matt Willis) takes over command and orders Sgt. Eddie Porter (Herbert Rudley) to lead the men to the beach while he tries to find the company commander and confirm their orders.