Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
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.
- Released
- 1945-07-13
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William A. Wellman, Philip Stevenson, Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 50 votes
Cast
- Burgess Meredith as Ernie Pyle
- Robert Mitchum as Bill Walker
- Freddie Steele as Sgt. Steve Warnicki
- Wally Cassell as Pvt. Dondaro
- Jimmy Lloyd as Pvt. Spencer
- John R. Reilly as Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy
- William Murphy as Private Mew
- Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited)
- William Benedict as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
- Bob Hope as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
- Yolanda Lacca as Amelia, Italian Girl (uncredited)
- Tito Renaldo as Lopez