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Starring:
Dana Andrews ,
Richard Conte ,
George Tyne ,
John Ireland , and
Lloyd Bridges
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Lewis Milestone , and
Anthony Asquith
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In Which We Serve
ASIN: B000067D6Q
Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Description
3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.
Customer Reviews:
Good purchase.......2007-09-15
Received the Video and look forward to watching the 3 movies. Transaction with Amazon was super!
Stoners Delight.......2007-03-08
Geeze this DVD sucks, maybe if you smoke your socks before you watch it your mind will wander to a more interesting place.
Extraordinary Focus on Ordinary Men and Women of WWII.......2005-12-22
I use the term ordinary to emphasize just how extraordinary the US infantryman was in WWII. In motion pictures it seems that most war films focus and glorify trained teams sent on secret missions or small groups of elite fighting men trained for a specific purpose. Most of these films never really focus on the men, the morality and camaraderie developed (one exception being THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE) and the day-to-day grind of combat and unsettled nerves. A WALK IN THE SUN is one of a handful of war films that focuses on these endearing elements of civilian men thrown into this mundane (on the surface) yet extraordinary routine of constant exposure to death from enemy ordnance. They are a unit from mixed backgrounds thrown into this maelstrom of uncertainty and death. They develop camaraderie and build trust in each other and execute the daily task they are ordered to without real knowledge of the bigger picture and without specific question of purpose. They get the job done ay any cost whatever the reason. Men die, they grieve and they keep moving. They are on the lowest rung in the field of getting the job done. And they persevere. Recent pictures like SAVING PRIVATE and the restored Sam Fuller epic THE BIG RED ONE have redirected the focus to the lowly ordinary infantryman out there getting the job done. BATTLEGROUND and THE STORY OF G.I. JOE have been around for a while and they too have gotten their deserved recognition. Their greatness comes because they have focused on the men. A WALK IN THE SUN is poetic in nature. Mild mannered Sterling Holloway's death scene is very poignant and difficult to watch and even fathom because of the irony that war has exposed these men to. The diversity of the men is great yet the leader types pick up and take charge when it becomes necessary without any hesitation. Dana Andrews is a man seeing that they get the job done. John Ireland, in one of his better performances, is a distant and cool character that seems like the eyes and ears of the viewer taking in all that transpires. Screenwriter Robert Rossen's script is rich in the character studies of these men including Richard Conte, Lloyd Bridges, Norman Lloyd, George Tyne, Huntz Hall and Herbert Rudley under Lewis Milestone's lyrical direction.
WE DIVE AT DAWN directed by Anthony Asquith is an excellent submarine film. This is a very realistic film containing skillfully structured dialogue giving insight into the daily lives of the sailors aboard a British Submarine. It is very atmospheric and gives a good feel of what life may have been like aboard a submarine during WWII in part thanks to cinematographer Jack Cox and art designer Walter Murton whose efforts helped achieved this immensely. The exceptional cast includes Eric Portman, John Mills and Niall MacGinnis. Once again it's the ordinary man put into extraordinary circumstances that perseveres. I like this one.
Samuel Goldwyn's THE NORTH STAR is a prestigiously mounted film about a small village in the Ukraine attacked by the Nazis during the Barbarossa campaign during WWII. The film demonstrates how the men and women of our ally Russia worked as a cohesive force to fight off the Germans. An impressive cast includes Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, Dean Jagger, Farley Granger, Erich von Stroheim, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan and Jane Withers. The list of other filmmakers is also very impressive. They include director Lewis Milestone, screenwriter Lillian Hellman, legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe and distinguished composer Aaron Copland and producer William Cameron Menzies. That's quite a list. Aaron Copland, James Wong Howe and Lillian Hellman were all nominated for the Academy Award for their work on this film. This film puts the Russians in a good light as romantic combatants meeting the brutal and barbaric Germans in this skillfully constructed piece of propaganda. It is an interesting to see the American perception of the Soviets from this film made during WWII. It also does entertain, however much unlike A WALK IN THE SUN and WE DIVE AT DAWN.
Great deal for World War 2 buffs!.......2004-12-18
I love war movies, and here you get three pretty good movies from the 1940s on one dvd. First, there's the classic "A Walk in the Sun", with stars like Dana Andrews, John Ireland, and a very young Lloyd Bridges. Despite the AWFUL theme song, it's a very effective war movie. It focuses on a single platoon (or maybe company, I forget) that's ordered to capture a farmhouse heavily guarded by German troops. Along the way, however, they must deal with German fighter planes as well as a German armored car. This is my personal favorite of the three movies on this disc.
Next, we have the forgotten submarine movie "We Dive at Dawn" starring John Mills (father of Haley Mills). The plot is simple: the British submarine "Sea Tiger" is ordered to sink the German battleship "Brandenburg". The dialogue isn't that dated at all and the action scenes are impressive. This movie is realistic in that there are plenty of dull moments where the sailors simply talk or train for battle. Life on a submarine in WW2 didn't mean action and excitement 24/7!
Finally, we have the corny, unrealistic "North Star", made at the request of President Roosevelt to boost America's military support of Russia. Even though it has stars like Walter Huston, Dana Andrews, Erich von Stroheim (who always made a great villian!), and the very hot Anne Baxter, the cheesy script and unrealistic battles will have you rolling on the floor in laughter! This movie is about a small peasant village in the Ukraine that comes under attack from the German onslaught of Barbarossa. The men hide in the mountains where they gather weapons and form into a guerrila force. This film is pure propaganda, but it is surprisingly entertaining!
The picture quality of these movies isn't very good, but for such an inexpensive price why complain? The bonus features include filmographies, biographies, and trivia about the movies. Overall, I highly recommend this dvd to fans of WW2 movies.
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Walk in Sun (1945) (B&W)
Starring:
Dana Andrews ,
Richard Conte ,
George Tyne ,
John Ireland , and
Lloyd Bridges
Director:
Lewis Milestone
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ASIN: B00006L90X
Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
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Sgt. Tyne (Dana Andrews) becomes the leader of his platoon after their lieutenant is killed in battle near Salerno. Reluctantly, he guides his men through combat, incurring heavy losses as they see action unlike anything they've known before. The one stum
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Alongside larger-scaled epics, this 1945 drama looks modest, but director Lewis Milestone achieves a gritty realism that is ultimately closer to the truth of combat. A World War I veteran, Milestone had already created a classic war film--and powerful antiwar statement--in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, focusing on German troops in the trenches during "the Great War." For obvious reasons, A Walk in the Sun views the action from the perspective of American troops, but Milestone and a strong cast headed by Dana Andrews and Richard Conte prove remarkably clear-eyed in this chronicle of a platoon moving through the Italian countryside following the successful, but bloody, invasion of Italy. There's little of the cheerleading fervor or reflexive demonizing of the enemy visible in other films from the period; instead, the men's treacherous odyssey captures the sense of random chaos as their bucolic trek is interrupted by sudden skirmishes. We're shown the deep bonds forged between the soldiers, the loss of innocence that is the inevitable price of combat experience, and the capricious fates that can spare one soldier while exterminating another. Milestone would extend his mastery of wartime fiction to include the Korean War, captured in the equally fine, equally sobering Pork Chop Hill. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
A Classic That Deserves Better.......2007-07-17
I bought the video hoping to see a classic, which I did. The story was wonderful, both poignant and realistic. I loved every moment, but this film deserves better than the copies I have viewed. Not one of them does it justice. Grainyness, skipping, uncoordination of sound and video make viewing difficult. Come on AFI and the big studios, you could really make this film a gem. Time to step up and restore it to its former glory.
Dear Francis........this is a classic.......2007-07-08
Sicily...WWII...GI's against the Germans.
Amazing. Over 60 years old and it still "holds up".
It's got a cast that endured for decades as some the finest character actors on the Silver Screen. But more than that its got a script with some delicious dialogue delivering a melodramatic glimpse of a rather insignificant platoon attacking an enemy occupied farmhouse.
Superb Continuity and Editing.
A B&W production that never cries for color.
See it...and then consider what you didn't see.
Brilliant.
War as It Is.......2007-01-23
Brown's book, from which this movie came, is short, rather elusive, and definitely unusual if not unique. If you compare it with "The Naked and the Dead", also a great book about WWII, you will immediately see my point. Rarely has an individual soldier/author captured the utter banality of legalized violence so concisely. The combat scenes are terse almost to the point that you might miss them if they weren't so harrowing. The book is really about human beings caught in a situation of others' making, their endurance and its limits and, finally, their need for one another. This is the only American war movie I have ever recommended to anybody. I think that "All Quiet on the Western Front" is now too far away in time and space; "The Big Red One", even with Fuller's original restored, is still too chaotic; what I've seen of "Pricate Ryan" does not impress me. It is possible that "Letters from Home" will be a winner, but I've not seen it yet. "Walk in the Sun" is a very simple movie with an uncomplicated story line that is beautifully acted and very well photographed. The production values are high. The quality of the DVD is, unfortunately, inconsistent and in places downright poor. But here there is a problem; I saw this movie on the big scene when it came out. You had to listen closely to the dialoguw; it was not shouted, nor were events telescoped. The cliches of the genre are there, but the way they are handled is what makes the movie so compelling. The further into it you go, the less you want it to end.
Enhanced realism.......2006-08-18
This is a good movie; no doubt about that. However, before an attempt at appreciation, a few critical remarks may be in order. Many movies are beneath critical comment: only good works merit serious thought. My first impression, because there was so much talk, was that this was a filmed radio play. In fact, it strikes me that it could have been written for sound alone, and perhaps would even have been more intense if only heard and not seen. The interior monologues, and the ballad (which did not impress me greatly), added to the impression that sounds were paramount. Secondly, considerable adjustment has to be made in recognizing the year in which it was made, and its purpose at the end of WWII. All WWII films were a form of propaganda, and had to show the home troops in as positive a light as possible. Heroism was an absolute necessity. At the same time, the world was war-weary, and peace was just around the corner. The perennial hope at such times is that there will be no more war. Some hope.
The build-up is slow, and there is, frankly, just a little too much talk. A non-American reaction is: why do Americans jabber so much? Can't they button their lips and get on with the job? This might be explained if the script had been designed for radio in the first place.
Ultimately, nonetheless, the viewer is won over, and is definitely left with a strongly positive impression of this production as a genuine work of art. I would put this down to an excellent performance by Dana Andrews, who has the best, and best-written, role to play. The scenes, although very obviously extremely low-budget, are effective and realistic, somehow rising above the budget limitations. The film is memorable in precisely the same way as All Quiet on the Western Front, and in fact I was often reminded of the earlier film, even before I realised they both had the same director. How anyone could compare this fine film with Spielberg's cartoon is beyond my understanding.
DVD: Walk in the Sun.......2006-03-01
It is a classic war movie, and one that deals with combat fatigue. It is very dark in a couple of spots, but it is otherwise a very good copy.
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A Walk in the Sun
Starring:
Dana Andrews ,
Lloyd Bridges ,
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A Walk In The sun
Starring:
Dana Andrews; Lloyd Bridges; John Ireland
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ASIN: B00025L2ZK
Release Date: 1970-04-04 |
Product Description
Classic Black and White In the 1943 invasion of Italy one aAmerican platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tensions and casualties mount.
Customer Reviews:
Extraordinary Focus on the Ordinary Infantryman.......2005-12-19
I use the term ordinary to emphasize just how extraordinary the US infantryman was in WWII. In motion pictures it seems that most war films focus and glorify trained teams sent on secret missions or small groups of elite fighting men trained for a specific purpose. Most of these films never really focus on the men, the morality and camaraderie developed (one exception being THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE) and the day-to-day grind of combat and unsettled nerves. A WALK IN THE SUN is one of a handful of war films that focuses on these endearing elements of civilian men thrown into this mundane (on the surface) yet extraordinary routine of constant exposure to death from enemy ordnance. They are a unit from mixed backgrounds thrown into this maelstrom of uncertainty and death. They develop camaraderie and build trust in each other and execute the daily task they are ordered to without real knowledge of the bigger picture and without specific question of purpose. They get the job done ay any cost whatever the reason. Men die, they grieve and they keep moving. They are on the lowest rung in the field of getting the job done. And they persevere. Recent pictures like SAVING PRIVATE and the restored Sam Fuller epic THE BIG RED ONE have redirected the focus to the lowly ordinary infantryman out there getting the job done. BATTLEGROUND and THE STORY OF G.I. JOE have been around for a while and they too have gotten their deserved recognition. Their greatness comes because they have focused on the men. A WALK IN THE SUN is poetic in nature. Mild mannered Sterling Holloway's death scene is very poignant and difficult to watch and even fathom because of the irony that war has exposed these men to. The diversity of the men is great yet the leader types pick up and take charge when it becomes necessary without any hesitation. Dana Andrews is a man seeing that they get the job done. John Ireland, in one of his better performances, is a distant and cool character that seems like the eyes and ears of the viewer taking in all that transpires. Screenwriter Robert Rossen's script is rich in the character studies of these men including Richard Conte, Lloyd Bridges, Norman Lloyd, George Tyne, Huntz Hall and Herbert Rudley under Lewis Milestone's lyrical direction.
A legendary film!.......2005-08-05
One of the most famous films about a dramatis personae. Lewis Milestone genial approach and the fine performances of all the cast made of this movie an absolute reference since its release.
Captivating exploration of the human behavior under extreme conditions.
Dana Andrews in one of his best achievements ever made!.
Average customer rating:
- A Classic That Deserves Better
- Dear Francis........this is a classic
- War as It Is
- Enhanced realism
- DVD: Walk in the Sun
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A Walk in the Sun
Starring:
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Richard Conte ,
George Tyne ,
John Ireland , and
Lloyd Bridges
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Lewis Milestone
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ASIN: B0001GH7D6
Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
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Alongside larger-scaled epics, this 1945 drama looks modest, but director Lewis Milestone achieves a gritty realism that is ultimately closer to the truth of combat. A World War I veteran, Milestone had already created a classic war film--and powerful antiwar statement--in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, focusing on German troops in the trenches during "the Great War." For obvious reasons, A Walk in the Sun views the action from the perspective of American troops, but Milestone and a strong cast headed by Dana Andrews and Richard Conte prove remarkably clear-eyed in this chronicle of a platoon moving through the Italian countryside following the successful, but bloody, invasion of Italy. There's little of the cheerleading fervor or reflexive demonizing of the enemy visible in other films from the period; instead, the men's treacherous odyssey captures the sense of random chaos as their bucolic trek is interrupted by sudden skirmishes. We're shown the deep bonds forged between the soldiers, the loss of innocence that is the inevitable price of combat experience, and the capricious fates that can spare one soldier while exterminating another. Milestone would extend his mastery of wartime fiction to include the Korean War, captured in the equally fine, equally sobering Pork Chop Hill. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
A Classic That Deserves Better.......2007-07-17
I bought the video hoping to see a classic, which I did. The story was wonderful, both poignant and realistic. I loved every moment, but this film deserves better than the copies I have viewed. Not one of them does it justice. Grainyness, skipping, uncoordination of sound and video make viewing difficult. Come on AFI and the big studios, you could really make this film a gem. Time to step up and restore it to its former glory.
Dear Francis........this is a classic.......2007-07-08
Sicily...WWII...GI's against the Germans.
Amazing. Over 60 years old and it still "holds up".
It's got a cast that endured for decades as some the finest character actors on the Silver Screen. But more than that its got a script with some delicious dialogue delivering a melodramatic glimpse of a rather insignificant platoon attacking an enemy occupied farmhouse.
Superb Continuity and Editing.
A B&W production that never cries for color.
See it...and then consider what you didn't see.
Brilliant.
War as It Is.......2007-01-23
Brown's book, from which this movie came, is short, rather elusive, and definitely unusual if not unique. If you compare it with "The Naked and the Dead", also a great book about WWII, you will immediately see my point. Rarely has an individual soldier/author captured the utter banality of legalized violence so concisely. The combat scenes are terse almost to the point that you might miss them if they weren't so harrowing. The book is really about human beings caught in a situation of others' making, their endurance and its limits and, finally, their need for one another. This is the only American war movie I have ever recommended to anybody. I think that "All Quiet on the Western Front" is now too far away in time and space; "The Big Red One", even with Fuller's original restored, is still too chaotic; what I've seen of "Pricate Ryan" does not impress me. It is possible that "Letters from Home" will be a winner, but I've not seen it yet. "Walk in the Sun" is a very simple movie with an uncomplicated story line that is beautifully acted and very well photographed. The production values are high. The quality of the DVD is, unfortunately, inconsistent and in places downright poor. But here there is a problem; I saw this movie on the big scene when it came out. You had to listen closely to the dialoguw; it was not shouted, nor were events telescoped. The cliches of the genre are there, but the way they are handled is what makes the movie so compelling. The further into it you go, the less you want it to end.
Enhanced realism.......2006-08-18
This is a good movie; no doubt about that. However, before an attempt at appreciation, a few critical remarks may be in order. Many movies are beneath critical comment: only good works merit serious thought. My first impression, because there was so much talk, was that this was a filmed radio play. In fact, it strikes me that it could have been written for sound alone, and perhaps would even have been more intense if only heard and not seen. The interior monologues, and the ballad (which did not impress me greatly), added to the impression that sounds were paramount. Secondly, considerable adjustment has to be made in recognizing the year in which it was made, and its purpose at the end of WWII. All WWII films were a form of propaganda, and had to show the home troops in as positive a light as possible. Heroism was an absolute necessity. At the same time, the world was war-weary, and peace was just around the corner. The perennial hope at such times is that there will be no more war. Some hope.
The build-up is slow, and there is, frankly, just a little too much talk. A non-American reaction is: why do Americans jabber so much? Can't they button their lips and get on with the job? This might be explained if the script had been designed for radio in the first place.
Ultimately, nonetheless, the viewer is won over, and is definitely left with a strongly positive impression of this production as a genuine work of art. I would put this down to an excellent performance by Dana Andrews, who has the best, and best-written, role to play. The scenes, although very obviously extremely low-budget, are effective and realistic, somehow rising above the budget limitations. The film is memorable in precisely the same way as All Quiet on the Western Front, and in fact I was often reminded of the earlier film, even before I realised they both had the same director. How anyone could compare this fine film with Spielberg's cartoon is beyond my understanding.
DVD: Walk in the Sun.......2006-03-01
It is a classic war movie, and one that deals with combat fatigue. It is very dark in a couple of spots, but it is otherwise a very good copy.
Average customer rating:
- Extraordinary Focus on the Ordinary Infantryman
- The Average Soldier
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Customer Reviews:
Extraordinary Focus on the Ordinary Infantryman.......2005-12-16
I use the term ordinary to emphasize just how extraordinary the US infantryman was in WWII. In motion pictures it seems that most war films focus and glorify trained teams sent on secret missions or small groups of elite fighting men trained for a specific purpose. Most of these films never really focus on the men, the morality and camaraderie developed (one exception being THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE) and the day-to-day grind of combat and unsettled nerves. A WALK IN THE SUN is one of a handful of war films that focuses on these endearing elements of civilian men thrown into this mundane (on the surface) yet extraordinary routine of constant exposure to death from enemy ordnance. They are a unit from mixed backgrounds thrown into this maelstrom of uncertainty and death. They develop camaraderie and build trust in each other and execute the daily task they are ordered to without real knowledge of the bigger picture and without specific question of purpose. They get the job done ay any cost whatever the reason. Men die, they grieve and they keep moving. They are on the lowest rung in the field of getting the job done. And they persevere. Recent pictures like SAVING PRIVATE and the restored Sam Fuller epic THE BIG RED ONE have redirected the focus to the lowly ordinary infantryman out there getting the job done. BATTLEGROUND and THE STORY OF G.I. JOE have been around for a while and they too have gotten their deserved recognition. Their greatness comes because they have focused on the men. A WALK IN THE SUN is poetic in nature. Mild mannered Sterling Holloway's death scene is very poignant and difficult to watch and even fathom because of the irony that war has exposed these men to. The diversity of the men is great yet the leader types pick up and take charge when it becomes necessary without any hesitation. Dana Andrews is a man seeing that they get the job done. John Ireland, in one of his better performances, is a distant and cool character that seems like the eyes and ears of the viewer taking in all that transpires. Screenwriter Robert Rossen's script is rich in the character studies of these men including Richard Conte, Lloyd Bridges, Norman Lloyd, George Tyne, Huntz Hall and Herbert Rudley under Lewis Milestone's lyrical direction.
The Average Soldier.......2005-06-07
This small, little known movie, is about a small, U.S. patrol sent out to take a farm house, used by the Germans as an Observation point. The film will lead you to the tragic, but also victorious conclusion. Tragic, because some of your favorites will die along the way and victorious, because some others will still be alive after the exciting conclusion.
A great film and story about the distinguished courage and heroism of our Army men under battle hardships.
Average customer rating:
- A great movie but a bad DVD conversion.
- The Extraordinary Infantryman
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A Walk In The Sun (Digitally Remastered)
Manufacturer: Double D Distribution
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ASIN: B00080V4MK |
Product Description
From the director of "All Quiet on the Western Front", comes this stirring drama considered by many to be one of the best films about World War II ever made.
Customer Reviews:
A great movie but a bad DVD conversion........2006-05-30
Digitally remastered? Absolutely not! Converted to digital format? Yes. The digital conversion is so bad that the sound goes out of sync with the picture. My VHS tape has better video quality. Save your money and don't buy this DVD. Hopefully someone reputable will one day truly remaster this great movie.
The Extraordinary Infantryman.......2006-03-24
I use the term ordinary to emphasize just how extraordinary the US infantryman was in WWII. In motion pictures it seems that most war films focus and glorify trained teams sent on secret missions or small groups of elite fighting men trained for a specific purpose. Most of these films never really focus on the men, the morality and camaraderie developed (one exception being THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE) and the day-to-day grind of combat and unsettled nerves. A WALK IN THE SUN is one of a handful of war films that focuses on these endearing elements of civilian men thrown into this mundane (on the surface) yet extraordinary routine of constant exposure to death from enemy ordnance. They are a unit from mixed backgrounds thrown into this maelstrom of uncertainty and death. They develop camaraderie and build trust in each other and execute the daily task they are ordered to without real knowledge of the bigger picture and without specific question of purpose. They get the job done ay any cost whatever the reason. Men die, they grieve and they keep moving. They are on the lowest rung in the field of getting the job done. And they persevere. Recent pictures like SAVING PRIVATE and the restored Sam Fuller epic THE BIG RED ONE have redirected the focus to the lowly ordinary infantryman out there getting the job done. BATTLEGROUND and THE STORY OF G.I. JOE have been around for a while and they too have gotten their deserved recognition. Their greatness comes because they have focused on the men. A WALK IN THE SUN is poetic in nature. Mild mannered Sterling Holloway's death scene is very poignant and difficult to watch and even fathom because of the irony that war has exposed these men to. The diversity of the men is great yet the leader types pick up and take charge when it becomes necessary without any hesitation. Dana Andrews is a man seeing that they get the job done. John Ireland, in one of his better performances, is a distant and cool character that seems like the eyes and ears of the viewer taking in all that transpires. Screenwriter Robert Rossen's script is rich in the character studies of these men including Richard Conte, Lloyd Bridges, Norman Lloyd, George Tyne, Huntz Hall and Herbert Rudley under Lewis Milestone's lyrical direction.
Average customer rating:
- A Classic That Deserves Better
- Dear Francis........this is a classic
- War as It Is
- Enhanced realism
- DVD: Walk in the Sun
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A Walk in the Sun
Starring:
Dana Andrews ,
Richard Conte ,
George Tyne ,
John Ireland , and
Lloyd Bridges
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Lewis Milestone
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ASIN: B00005Q63S
Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
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Alongside larger-scaled epics, this 1945 drama looks modest, but director Lewis Milestone achieves a gritty realism that is ultimately closer to the truth of combat. A World War I veteran, Milestone had already created a classic war film--and powerful antiwar statement--in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, focusing on German troops in the trenches during "the Great War." For obvious reasons, A Walk in the Sun views the action from the perspective of American troops, but Milestone and a strong cast headed by Dana Andrews and Richard Conte prove remarkably clear-eyed in this chronicle of a platoon moving through the Italian countryside following the successful, but bloody, invasion of Italy. There's little of the cheerleading fervor or reflexive demonizing of the enemy visible in other films from the period; instead, the men's treacherous odyssey captures the sense of random chaos as their bucolic trek is interrupted by sudden skirmishes. We're shown the deep bonds forged between the soldiers, the loss of innocence that is the inevitable price of combat experience, and the capricious fates that can spare one soldier while exterminating another. Milestone would extend his mastery of wartime fiction to include the Korean War, captured in the equally fine, equally sobering Pork Chop Hill. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
A Classic That Deserves Better.......2007-07-17
I bought the video hoping to see a classic, which I did. The story was wonderful, both poignant and realistic. I loved every moment, but this film deserves better than the copies I have viewed. Not one of them does it justice. Grainyness, skipping, uncoordination of sound and video make viewing difficult. Come on AFI and the big studios, you could really make this film a gem. Time to step up and restore it to its former glory.
Dear Francis........this is a classic.......2007-07-08
Sicily...WWII...GI's against the Germans.
Amazing. Over 60 years old and it still "holds up".
It's got a cast that endured for decades as some the finest character actors on the Silver Screen. But more than that its got a script with some delicious dialogue delivering a melodramatic glimpse of a rather insignificant platoon attacking an enemy occupied farmhouse.
Superb Continuity and Editing.
A B&W production that never cries for color.
See it...and then consider what you didn't see.
Brilliant.
War as It Is.......2007-01-23
Brown's book, from which this movie came, is short, rather elusive, and definitely unusual if not unique. If you compare it with "The Naked and the Dead", also a great book about WWII, you will immediately see my point. Rarely has an individual soldier/author captured the utter banality of legalized violence so concisely. The combat scenes are terse almost to the point that you might miss them if they weren't so harrowing. The book is really about human beings caught in a situation of others' making, their endurance and its limits and, finally, their need for one another. This is the only American war movie I have ever recommended to anybody. I think that "All Quiet on the Western Front" is now too far away in time and space; "The Big Red One", even with Fuller's original restored, is still too chaotic; what I've seen of "Pricate Ryan" does not impress me. It is possible that "Letters from Home" will be a winner, but I've not seen it yet. "Walk in the Sun" is a very simple movie with an uncomplicated story line that is beautifully acted and very well photographed. The production values are high. The quality of the DVD is, unfortunately, inconsistent and in places downright poor. But here there is a problem; I saw this movie on the big scene when it came out. You had to listen closely to the dialoguw; it was not shouted, nor were events telescoped. The cliches of the genre are there, but the way they are handled is what makes the movie so compelling. The further into it you go, the less you want it to end.
Enhanced realism.......2006-08-18
This is a good movie; no doubt about that. However, before an attempt at appreciation, a few critical remarks may be in order. Many movies are beneath critical comment: only good works merit serious thought. My first impression, because there was so much talk, was that this was a filmed radio play. In fact, it strikes me that it could have been written for sound alone, and perhaps would even have been more intense if only heard and not seen. The interior monologues, and the ballad (which did not impress me greatly), added to the impression that sounds were paramount. Secondly, considerable adjustment has to be made in recognizing the year in which it was made, and its purpose at the end of WWII. All WWII films were a form of propaganda, and had to show the home troops in as positive a light as possible. Heroism was an absolute necessity. At the same time, the world was war-weary, and peace was just around the corner. The perennial hope at such times is that there will be no more war. Some hope.
The build-up is slow, and there is, frankly, just a little too much talk. A non-American reaction is: why do Americans jabber so much? Can't they button their lips and get on with the job? This might be explained if the script had been designed for radio in the first place.
Ultimately, nonetheless, the viewer is won over, and is definitely left with a strongly positive impression of this production as a genuine work of art. I would put this down to an excellent performance by Dana Andrews, who has the best, and best-written, role to play. The scenes, although very obviously extremely low-budget, are effective and realistic, somehow rising above the budget limitations. The film is memorable in precisely the same way as All Quiet on the Western Front, and in fact I was often reminded of the earlier film, even before I realised they both had the same director. How anyone could compare this fine film with Spielberg's cartoon is beyond my understanding.
DVD: Walk in the Sun.......2006-03-01
It is a classic war movie, and one that deals with combat fatigue. It is very dark in a couple of spots, but it is otherwise a very good copy.
Average customer rating:
- A Classic That Deserves Better
- Dear Francis........this is a classic
- War as It Is
- Enhanced realism
- DVD: Walk in the Sun
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A Walk in the Sun
Starring:
Dana Andrews ,
Richard Conte ,
George Tyne ,
John Ireland , and
Lloyd Bridges
Director:
Lewis Milestone
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ASIN: B000007SFF
Release Date: 1998-06-30 |
Amazon.com
Alongside larger-scaled epics, this 1945 drama looks modest, but director Lewis Milestone achieves a gritty realism that is ultimately closer to the truth of combat. A World War I veteran, Milestone had already created a classic war film--and powerful antiwar statement--in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, focusing on German troops in the trenches during "the Great War." For obvious reasons, A Walk in the Sun views the action from the perspective of American troops, but Milestone and a strong cast headed by Dana Andrews and Richard Conte prove remarkably clear-eyed in this chronicle of a platoon moving through the Italian countryside following the successful, but bloody, invasion of Italy. There's little of the cheerleading fervor or reflexive demonizing of the enemy visible in other films from the period; instead, the men's treacherous odyssey captures the sense of random chaos as their bucolic trek is interrupted by sudden skirmishes. We're shown the deep bonds forged between the soldiers, the loss of innocence that is the inevitable price of combat experience, and the capricious fates that can spare one soldier while exterminating another. Milestone would extend his mastery of wartime fiction to include the Korean War, captured in the equally fine, equally sobering Pork Chop Hill. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
A Classic That Deserves Better.......2007-07-17
I bought the video hoping to see a classic, which I did. The story was wonderful, both poignant and realistic. I loved every moment, but this film deserves better than the copies I have viewed. Not one of them does it justice. Grainyness, skipping, uncoordination of sound and video make viewing difficult. Come on AFI and the big studios, you could really make this film a gem. Time to step up and restore it to its former glory.
Dear Francis........this is a classic.......2007-07-08
Sicily...WWII...GI's against the Germans.
Amazing. Over 60 years old and it still "holds up".
It's got a cast that endured for decades as some the finest character actors on the Silver Screen. But more than that its got a script with some delicious dialogue delivering a melodramatic glimpse of a rather insignificant platoon attacking an enemy occupied farmhouse.
Superb Continuity and Editing.
A B&W production that never cries for color.
See it...and then consider what you didn't see.
Brilliant.
War as It Is.......2007-01-23
Brown's book, from which this movie came, is short, rather elusive, and definitely unusual if not unique. If you compare it with "The Naked and the Dead", also a great book about WWII, you will immediately see my point. Rarely has an individual soldier/author captured the utter banality of legalized violence so concisely. The combat scenes are terse almost to the point that you might miss them if they weren't so harrowing. The book is really about human beings caught in a situation of others' making, their endurance and its limits and, finally, their need for one another. This is the only American war movie I have ever recommended to anybody. I think that "All Quiet on the Western Front" is now too far away in time and space; "The Big Red One", even with Fuller's original restored, is still too chaotic; what I've seen of "Pricate Ryan" does not impress me. It is possible that "Letters from Home" will be a winner, but I've not seen it yet. "Walk in the Sun" is a very simple movie with an uncomplicated story line that is beautifully acted and very well photographed. The production values are high. The quality of the DVD is, unfortunately, inconsistent and in places downright poor. But here there is a problem; I saw this movie on the big scene when it came out. You had to listen closely to the dialoguw; it was not shouted, nor were events telescoped. The cliches of the genre are there, but the way they are handled is what makes the movie so compelling. The further into it you go, the less you want it to end.
Enhanced realism.......2006-08-18
This is a good movie; no doubt about that. However, before an attempt at appreciation, a few critical remarks may be in order. Many movies are beneath critical comment: only good works merit serious thought. My first impression, because there was so much talk, was that this was a filmed radio play. In fact, it strikes me that it could have been written for sound alone, and perhaps would even have been more intense if only heard and not seen. The interior monologues, and the ballad (which did not impress me greatly), added to the impression that sounds were paramount. Secondly, considerable adjustment has to be made in recognizing the year in which it was made, and its purpose at the end of WWII. All WWII films were a form of propaganda, and had to show the home troops in as positive a light as possible. Heroism was an absolute necessity. At the same time, the world was war-weary, and peace was just around the corner. The perennial hope at such times is that there will be no more war. Some hope.
The build-up is slow, and there is, frankly, just a little too much talk. A non-American reaction is: why do Americans jabber so much? Can't they button their lips and get on with the job? This might be explained if the script had been designed for radio in the first place.
Ultimately, nonetheless, the viewer is won over, and is definitely left with a strongly positive impression of this production as a genuine work of art. I would put this down to an excellent performance by Dana Andrews, who has the best, and best-written, role to play. The scenes, although very obviously extremely low-budget, are effective and realistic, somehow rising above the budget limitations. The film is memorable in precisely the same way as All Quiet on the Western Front, and in fact I was often reminded of the earlier film, even before I realised they both had the same director. How anyone could compare this fine film with Spielberg's cartoon is beyond my understanding.
DVD: Walk in the Sun.......2006-03-01
It is a classic war movie, and one that deals with combat fatigue. It is very dark in a couple of spots, but it is otherwise a very good copy.
Average customer rating:
- A Classic That Deserves Better
- Dear Francis........this is a classic
- War as It Is
- Enhanced realism
- DVD: Walk in the Sun
|
A Walk In The Sun
Starring:
Dana Andrews ,
Richard Conte ,
George Tyne ,
John Ireland , and
Lloyd Bridges
Director:
Lewis Milestone
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ASIN: B00005CC67
Release Date: 2001-06-06 |
Amazon.com
Alongside larger-scaled epics, this 1945 drama looks modest, but director Lewis Milestone achieves a gritty realism that is ultimately closer to the truth of combat. A World War I veteran, Milestone had already created a classic war film--and powerful antiwar statement--in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front, focusing on German troops in the trenches during "the Great War." For obvious reasons, A Walk in the Sun views the action from the perspective of American troops, but Milestone and a strong cast headed by Dana Andrews and Richard Conte prove remarkably clear-eyed in this chronicle of a platoon moving through the Italian countryside following the successful, but bloody, invasion of Italy. There's little of the cheerleading fervor or reflexive demonizing of the enemy visible in other films from the period; instead, the men's treacherous odyssey captures the sense of random chaos as their bucolic trek is interrupted by sudden skirmishes. We're shown the deep bonds forged between the soldiers, the loss of innocence that is the inevitable price of combat experience, and the capricious fates that can spare one soldier while exterminating another. Milestone would extend his mastery of wartime fiction to include the Korean War, captured in the equally fine, equally sobering Pork Chop Hill. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
A Classic That Deserves Better.......2007-07-17
I bought the video hoping to see a classic, which I did. The story was wonderful, both poignant and realistic. I loved every moment, but this film deserves better than the copies I have viewed. Not one of them does it justice. Grainyness, skipping, uncoordination of sound and video make viewing difficult. Come on AFI and the big studios, you could really make this film a gem. Time to step up and restore it to its former glory.
Dear Francis........this is a classic.......2007-07-08
Sicily...WWII...GI's against the Germans.
Amazing. Over 60 years old and it still "holds up".
It's got a cast that endured for decades as some the finest character actors on the Silver Screen. But more than that its got a script with some delicious dialogue delivering a melodramatic glimpse of a rather insignificant platoon attacking an enemy occupied farmhouse.
Superb Continuity and Editing.
A B&W production that never cries for color.
See it...and then consider what you didn't see.
Brilliant.
War as It Is.......2007-01-23
Brown's book, from which this movie came, is short, rather elusive, and definitely unusual if not unique. If you compare it with "The Naked and the Dead", also a great book about WWII, you will immediately see my point. Rarely has an individual soldier/author captured the utter banality of legalized violence so concisely. The combat scenes are terse almost to the point that you might miss them if they weren't so harrowing. The book is really about human beings caught in a situation of others' making, their endurance and its limits and, finally, their need for one another. This is the only American war movie I have ever recommended to anybody. I think that "All Quiet on the Western Front" is now too far away in time and space; "The Big Red One", even with Fuller's original restored, is still too chaotic; what I've seen of "Pricate Ryan" does not impress me. It is possible that "Letters from Home" will be a winner, but I've not seen it yet. "Walk in the Sun" is a very simple movie with an uncomplicated story line that is beautifully acted and very well photographed. The production values are high. The quality of the DVD is, unfortunately, inconsistent and in places downright poor. But here there is a problem; I saw this movie on the big scene when it came out. You had to listen closely to the dialoguw; it was not shouted, nor were events telescoped. The cliches of the genre are there, but the way they are handled is what makes the movie so compelling. The further into it you go, the less you want it to end.
Enhanced realism.......2006-08-18
This is a good movie; no doubt about that. However, before an attempt at appreciation, a few critical remarks may be in order. Many movies are beneath critical comment: only good works merit serious thought. My first impression, because there was so much talk, was that this was a filmed radio play. In fact, it strikes me that it could have been written for sound alone, and perhaps would even have been more intense if only heard and not seen. The interior monologues, and the ballad (which did not impress me greatly), added to the impression that sounds were paramount. Secondly, considerable adjustment has to be made in recognizing the year in which it was made, and its purpose at the end of WWII. All WWII films were a form of propaganda, and had to show the home troops in as positive a light as possible. Heroism was an absolute necessity. At the same time, the world was war-weary, and peace was just around the corner. The perennial hope at such times is that there will be no more war. Some hope.
The build-up is slow, and there is, frankly, just a little too much talk. A non-American reaction is: why do Americans jabber so much? Can't they button their lips and get on with the job? This might be explained if the script had been designed for radio in the first place.
Ultimately, nonetheless, the viewer is won over, and is definitely left with a strongly positive impression of this production as a genuine work of art. I would put this down to an excellent performance by Dana Andrews, who has the best, and best-written, role to play. The scenes, although very obviously extremely low-budget, are effective and realistic, somehow rising above the budget limitations. The film is memorable in precisely the same way as All Quiet on the Western Front, and in fact I was often reminded of the earlier film, even before I realised they both had the same director. How anyone could compare this fine film with Spielberg's cartoon is beyond my understanding.
DVD: Walk in the Sun.......2006-03-01
It is a classic war movie, and one that deals with combat fatigue. It is very dark in a couple of spots, but it is otherwise a very good copy.
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