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Director:
Writers:
Gil Doud (written by)
Audie Murphy (autobiography "To Hell And Back")
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Release Date:
18 October 1955 (Japan) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Exciting True-Life Story Of America's Most Decorated Hero
Plot:
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film. full summary | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
Whistler 09: Smash Cut Review
 (From Twitch. 8 December 2009, 12:21 PM, PST)

To Hell and Back: Real life to reel life
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 4 December 2009, 1:07 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
AUDIE MURPHY: the Man, the Legend, the Hollywood Star more (30 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Audie Murphy ... Audie Murphy
Marshall Thompson ... Johnson
Charles Drake ... Brandon
Jack Kelly ... Kerrigan
Gregg Palmer ... Lt. Manning
Paul Picerni ... Valentino

David Janssen ... Lt. Lee
Richard Castle ... Kovak
Bruce Cowling ... Caplt. Marks
Paul Langton ... Col. Howe
Art Aragon ... Sanchez
Felix Noriego ... Swope
Denver Pyle ... Thompson
Brett Halsey ... Saunders
Susan Kohner ... Maria
Anabel Shaw ... Helen
Mary Field ... Mrs. Murphy
Julian Upton ... Steiner
Gordon Gebert ... Audie as a boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walter Bedell Smith ... Himself- in introduction (as General Walter Bedell Smith U S A {Ret.})
Jimmy Baird ... Preston Murphy (older) (uncredited)
Nan Boardman ... Maria's mother (uncredited)
Rand Brooks ... Lt. Harris (uncredited)
John Bryant ... Jim Houston (uncredited)
Alexander Campbell ... Rector (uncredited)
Joey Costaretta ... Vincenzo (uncredited)
Maria Costi ... Julia (uncredited)
Ashley Cowan ... Scottish soldier (uncredited)
Hugh E. Davis ... British soldier (uncredited)
Gine De Bard ... French girl (uncredited)
Bobby Diamond ... Gene Murphy, age 10 (uncredited)
Bruce Frichtl ... Richard Murphy, age 11 (uncredited)
Anthony Garcen ... Lt. Burns (uncredited)
Patty Ann Gerrity ... Beatrice Murphy, age 6 (uncredited)
Karen Green ... Beatrice Murphy (older) (uncredited)
Harold 'Tommy' Hart ... Sgt. Klasky (uncredited)
Dale Hartleben ... Gene Murphy (older) (uncredited)
Edna Holland ... Mrs. Edna Houston (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy ... Jennings (uncredited)
Vito Jacobellis ... Urchin (uncredited)
Barbara James ... Exotic singer / dancer Cleopatra (uncredited)
Gayle Kellogg ... Air Force sergeant (uncredited)
Don Kennedy ... Marine recruiting sergeant (uncredited)
Henry Kulky ... Sgt. Stack (uncredited)
Andrea Lee ... Nadine Murphy, age 8 (uncredited)
Rankin Mansfield ... Dr. Snyder (uncredited)
William Marks ... Bit part (uncredited)
John McIntire ... Narrator (uncredited)
James McLaughlin ... MP (uncredited)
Madge Meredith ... Corinne (uncredited)
Mort Mills ... Soldier in bunk (uncredited)
Terry Murphy ... Preston Murphy, age 4 (uncredited)
John Pickard ... MP (uncredited)
Tao Porchon ... French girl (uncredited)
Howard Price ... Truck driver (uncredited)
Didi Ramati ... Carla (uncredited)
Otto Reichow ... German soldier (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford ... Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Gisele Verlaine ... French girl (uncredited)
Joan Vie ... Nadine Murphy (older) (uncredited)
Lee Warren ... MP (uncredited)
Howard Wright ... Mr. Ben Houston (uncredited)
Lloyd L. Wyatt ... Pierce (tank commander) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jesse Hibbs 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gil Doud  written by
Audie Murphy  autobiography "To Hell And Back"

Produced by
Aaron Rosenberg .... producer
 
Original Music by
Irving Gertz (uncredited)
William Lava (uncredited)
Henry Mancini (uncredited)
Lou Maury (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Maury Gertsman (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Edward Curtiss 
 
Art Direction by
Robert Clatworthy 
Alexander Golitzen 
 
Set Decoration by
John P. Austin 
Russell A. Gausman 
 
Makeup Department
Joan St. Oegger .... hair stylist
Bud Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Shaw .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
John A. Bolger Jr. .... sound
Leslie I. Carey .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Monty Phillips .... digital artist (digital restoration) (uncredited)
Jerry Pooler .... digital restoration supervisor (uncredited)
Brad Reinke .... digital restoration producer (restored version) (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Robert F. Hoy .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Joseph Gershenson .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
William Fritzsche .... technicolor color consultant
Leonard E. Murray .... technical advisor (as Major Leonard J. Murray, Infantry, U.S.A.)
Colonel Michael Paulick .... technical advisor (as Colonel Michael Paulick, Infantry, U.S.A.)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (35 mm optical prints) (Western Electric Recording) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Audie Murphy originally declined the opportunity to portray himself in the movie, not wanting people to think that he was attempting to cash in on his role as a war hero. Murphy initially suggested his friend Tony Curtis to play him. They had worked together on three Westerns, Sierra (1950), Kansas Raiders (1950) and The Cimarron Kid (1952). more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Kerrigan tells Audie "Come on, I got just the thing to do it!" His mouth never moves. more
Quotes:
Lt. Manning: At 0500 we'll open up with small arms fire. The 7th will move across at the same time. I'm sure the Jerries will throw some entertainment our way.
Audie Murphy: I think you can count on it, Lieutenant.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into The Young Warriors (1967) more
Soundtrack:
Dogface Soldier more

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21 out of 27 people found the following review useful.
AUDIE MURPHY: the Man, the Legend, the Hollywood Star, 25 November 2005
10/10
Author: starracer007 from United States

Let's face it; in a world of computers and egotists so far absent of true human contact and chivalry, Audie Murphy will forever shine brightly and ever brighter as a true man. He is perhaps the last real genuine American hero, as we slip into a vortex world of lawyers, statistics, and scams.

1.) At the age of 12, he chose to be a man by taking over his absentee father's role in his family; he literally fed his dirt poor family by putting meat on the table with a keen eye and a broken down .22 rifle. Working two jobs at this age, he still wrote cursively w/ excellent spelling and diction when he had to quit his education. This is something half of the high schoolers of today can't do as they "rap" themselves in hedonistic pursuits of clothes, breeding without responsibility, drugs, cell phones, and a disregard for another person's respect and rights.

2.) After multiple attempts to join our country's armed forces, he became the most highly decorated soldier in our nation's history, with countless feats of heroism (please see WWW.AUDIEMURPHY.COM.).

3.) He achieved Hollywood star status with his tough yet tender persona.

In a current world of 50 cents, we can look back to a time when a man was truly a man, and that man was the United States Medal of Honor Winner: AUDIE MURPHY.

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