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.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 5 wins & 8 nominations total
John R. Reilly
- Private Murphy
- (as Jack Reilly)
William Murphy
- Private Mew
- (as Bill Murphy)
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Pvt. Whitey
- (uncredited)
Michael Browne
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
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
- Sergeant at Showers
- (uncredited)
William Self
- Pvt. Cookie Henderson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe 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 creditsThere are absolutely no credits at the end of the film, not even the words "The End".
- ConnectionsEdited from San Pietro (1945)
- SoundtracksSilent Night
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Sung by Elfie Mayerhofer on Decca Record
Featured review
I entered for 17 weeks of infantry basic training at Camp Roberts California in January,1945. I was just 18. I was in the 96th, inf, training battlion. I am 73 now. The movie about Ernie Pyle was being made there in part. Some of the trainees were in the film. I recall my company marching over and over on this same hill to make it look like there was a full army there for the picture. My company commander was in the film as was the company mascot dog. I can't recall much more about the film as I have'nt seen it in a long time, getting old I guess. I surely would like to have a VCR copy of it too. If anyone has a copy to sell, please let me know. I recall that Burgess Meredith had lunch in the mess hall and shot the bull with the G.I.s there. Thats about all that I can remember for now. Hope this helps. G
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- 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
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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