WALK IN THE SUN, A: Restored Collector's Edition

Product Details

Format: DVD
Version: Full Screen
Rating: NR
Runtime: 117 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Year: 1943
Item #: KPF606
Region: NTSC
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
Color: B&W
Language: English
Country: USA
UPC: 089859060625
ISBN: 1-55739-593-4

Summary

During the World War II Allied invasion of Italy, the film stars Dana Andrews as Sgt. Tyne, one of the officers leading an attack on a farmhouse in the Italian countryside which functions as a German stronghold. When the ranking officers are killed soon after the platoon lands on the beach, Tyne must take over. The film is noted for its attempt to portray the infantryman’s experience realistically, in particular the banter and mid-1940s slang. This WWII film was the first to use a ballad as a thematic element, a practice which, after HIGH NOON, would become a cliché of the 1950s. One of the best WWII films, A WALK IN THE SUN combines documentary-like sequences with a sharp awareness of the isolation of each soldier in the midst of battle.

Bonus Features:

Interview with Norman Lloyd
Video featurette The Men of "A Walk in the Sun" with Joel Blumberg

Actors:

Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
George Tyne
John Ireland
Lloyd Bridges
Sterling Holloway
Norman Lloyd

Director

Lewis Milestone

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