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The Story of GI Joe
US journalist Ernie Pyle observes an infantry unit under experienced Lieutenant Walker, played by Robert Mitchum in his only Oscar-nominated role, gaining gritty insight as the raw recruits progress from Tunisia to Italy during the Second World War.
Dramatisation of Pyle's writings and recordings.
Last on
Sat 21 May 2016
06:40
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Ernie Pyle | Burgess Meredith |
| Lieutenant Walker | Robert Mitchum |
| Sergeant Steve Warnicki | Freddie Steele |
| Private Dondaro | Wally Cassell |
| Private Mew | William Murphy |
| Private Spencer | Jimmy Lloyd |
| Private Robert 'Wingless' Murphy | John R. Reilly |
| Director | William A Wellman |
| Writer | Leopold Atlas |
| Writer | Guy Endore |
| Writer | Philip Stevenson |