Cast & Crew

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Writing Credits

Leopold Atlas
(screenplay) &
Guy Endore
(screenplay) &
Philip Stevenson
(screenplay)
Ben Bengal
(additional dialogue) (uncredited)
Alan Le May
(uncredited)
Ernie Pyle
(books) (uncredited)

Cast

Burgess Meredith
Ernie Pyle - Scripps-Howard War Correspondent
Robert Mitchum
Lt. Walker
Freddie Steele
Sergeant Warnicki
Wally Cassell
Private Dondaro
Jimmy Lloyd
Private Spencer
John R. Reilly
Private Murphy
William Murphy
Private Mew
Combat Veterans of the Campaigns in Africa Sicily and Italy
U.S. Army Soldiers
William 'Billy' Benedict
Pvt. Whitey
Michael Browne
Sergeant
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy
Bob Hope
Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program)
Kenneth Kendall
Extra
Yolanda Lacca
Amelia, Italian Girl
Barney Noto
Staff Sergeant Barney Noto
Tito Renaldo
Lopez
Dick Rich
Sergeant at Showers
William Self
Pvt. Cookie Henderson
Nino Tempo
Begging Child

Produced by

Lester Cowan
producer
David S. Hall
associate producer (as David Hall)

Music by

Louis Applebaum
(musical score)
Ann Ronell
(musical score)

Cinematography by

Russell Metty
director of photography

Editing by

Albrecht Joseph

Art Direction by

David S. Hall
(uncredited)

Set Decoration by

Edward G. Boyle

Makeup Department

Bud Westmore
makeup artist

Production Management

Ray Heinz
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert Aldrich
assistant director
Bert Chervin
assistant director (uncredited)
Arthur Levering
second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

James W. Sullivan
associate art director (as James Sullivan)

Sound Department

Frank McWhorter
sound recordist

Special Effects by

Barney Wolff
special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ned Scott
still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Otho Lovering
supervising film editor

Music Department

Louis Forbes
associate musical director
Louis Applebaum
musical director (uncredited)
William A. Wilmarth
music mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Don Whitehead
transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Hal Boyle
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Associated Press
Paige Cavanaugh
researcher
Edward H. Coffey
technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: A.G.F. (as Lt. Col. Edward H. Coffey)
Lester Cowan
presenter
Chris Cunningham
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: United Press
Jack Foisie
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Stars and Stripes (as Sgt. Jack Foisie)
Lucien Hubbard
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Reader's Digest
George Lait
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: International News Service
Bob Landry
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Life Magazine
Robert Miller
technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: 34th. Inf. Div. (as Lt. Col. Robert Miller)
Roy A. Murray Jr.
technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: 4th. Ranger Bn. (as Lt. Col. Roy A. Murray Jr.)
Walter Nye
technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: 4th. Ranger Bn. (as Maj. Walter Nye)
Robert Reuben
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Reuters
Clete Roberts
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Blue Network
Charles Shunstrom
technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: 1st. Ranger Bn. (as Capt. Charles Shunstrom)
Milton M. Thornton
technical guidance for the Army Ground Forces: 1st. Inf. Div. (as Capt. Milton M.Thornton)
Don Whitehead
technical guidance for the combat correspondents: Associated Press
Giorgio Capecchi
italian voice dubbing: Dick Rich (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli
italian voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis
italian voice dubbing: John R. Reilly (uncredited)
Lauro Gazzolo
italian voice dubbing: Burgess Meredith (uncredited)
Carlo Romano
italian voice dubbing: Wally Cassell (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Freddie Steele (uncredited)

Thanks

Lesley J. McNair
grateful acknowledgement (as Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair)
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