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.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Audie Murphy | ... | Audie Murphy | |
| Marshall Thompson | ... | Johnson | |
| Charles Drake | ... | Brandon | |
| Jack Kelly | ... | Kerrigan | |
| Gregg Palmer | ... | Lt. Manning | |
| Paul Picerni | ... | Valentino | |
| David Janssen | ... | Lt. Lee | |
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Richard Castle | ... | Kovak |
| Bruce Cowling | ... | Capt. Marks | |
| Paul Langton | ... | Col. Howe | |
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Art Aragon | ... | Sanchez |
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Felix Noriego | ... | Swope |
| Denver Pyle | ... | Thompson | |
| Brett Halsey | ... | Saunders | |
| Susan Kohner | ... | Maria | |
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True-life account of the military career of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII. Native of Texas, he was placed in charge of his many younger siblings on the death of his mother and decided to join the military at the age of 18 to provide for them. His many acts of bravery and heroism during the US military advance through Italy, France and into Germany earn him increasing rank and responsibility as well as the respect of his comrades in arms. Eventually he receives two dozen of the highest medals the US and France can bestow, culminating in the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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18 October 1955 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
L'enfer des hommes See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Audie Murphy: I think you can count on it, Lieutenant.
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Immediately prior to the theatrical release of this movie, Audie Murphy (I) appeared as the Mystery Guest on the TV show "What's My Line?" (1950). He used his natural voice, but Bennett Cerf (I) guessed his identity based on his war exploits, not voice recognition. See more »Goofs
When Audie Murphy reports to his unit, he is carrying a duffel bag. When he hands his orders to the 1SG, he has a blue laundry bag as well. With the next shot, he is carrying only the duffel bag. See 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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It's a shame that more people haven't seen this movie in recent years. As much as Saving Private Ryan introduced a new generation to horrors and heroism of World War II, "To Hell and Back" introduces you to one of the men who lived through it. It doesn't attempt to glorify the War, it simply relates what happened to America's most decorated soldier based on his own story and actually staring him. While it's amazing that the baby faced Murphy still looks young enough in 1955 for the story to work 15 years after the fact, the truly amazing thing is that from most accounts, Murphy understates his own role in many of the events described in the movie. The final war scene for instance shows him holding off an entire German regiment using artilery and the machine gun of a burning tank. The fact is that he held that ground alone for well over an hour before the germans finally gave up. All the while the tank was burning and could have exploded at any time. Like many great soldiers, however, he had trouble adjusting to life after the war even with a semi-successful acting career aided by James Cagney after the war. Still, it's men like this, who risked and often gave their lives on the fields of Europe and Africa and in the waters and islands of the pacific, that we have to thank for the Freedoms we enjoy in the United States today. Too often we forget this.