Story of G.I. Joe
“The mightiest action drama ever filmed !”
1945•1h 48m•6.5•Released
DramaWar
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.
Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore, Philip Stevenson
Languages
Italian, English
Studio
Lester Cowan Productions
Cast
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
Production
Company
Lester Cowan Productions
Company
United Artists
Producer
Lester Cowan
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