| To Hell and Back | |
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| Directed by | Jesse Hibbs |
| Written by | Gil Doud |
| Based on | To Hell and Back 1949 book by Audie Murphy |
| Produced by | Aaron Rosenberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000[2] |
| Box office | $5,799,852 (US and Canada rentals)[3][2] [a] |
To Hell and Back is a Technicolor and CinemaScope war film released in 1955.[4] It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and stars Audie Murphy as himself. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army.[5] The book was ghostwritten by his friend, David "Spec" McClure, who served in the U.S. Army's Signal Corps during World War II.[6]
- ^ "To Hell and Back - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pix Pioneering - 56 style". Variety. 16 August 1956. p. 17.
- ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M176.
- ^ "U.S.S. Forrestal, 1955/09/01". Internet Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Murphy, Audie (1949). To Hell and Back. New York: Henry Holt and Co. OCLC 2037656.
- ^ "Audie Murphy, Great American Hero," Biography, Greystone Communications, Inc. for A&E Television Networks, 1996 (TV documentary).
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