Film

Story of G.I. Joe

1945 · 1h 48m · Drama · War

The mightiest action drama ever filmed !

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Burgess Meredith

Ernie Pyle

Robert Mitchum

Bill Walker

Freddie Steele

Sgt. Steve Warnicki

Wally Cassell

Pvt. Dondaro

Jimmy Lloyd

Pvt. Spencer

John R. Reilly

Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy

William Murphy

Private Mew

Dorothy Coonan Wellman

Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited)

William Benedict

Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)

Yolanda Lacca

Amelia, Italian Girl (uncredited)

Tito Renaldo

Lopez

William Self

"Gawky" Henderson

• William A. WellmanDirector
• Leopold AtlasScreenplay
• Guy EndoreScreenplay
• Philip StevensonScreenplay
• Lester CowanProducer
• Archie StoutDirector of Photography
• Russell MettyDirector of Photography
• Albrecht JosephEditor

Original 1945 Trailer

Release date

July 13, 1945

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

AA

Genres

Drama, War

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