| 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 | |
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>
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.