| A Walk in the Sun | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
| Screenplay by | Robert Rossen |
| Based on | A Walk in the Sun 1944 novel by Harry Brown |
| Produced by | Lewis Milestone Samuel Bronston (uncredited) |
| Starring | Dana Andrews Richard Conte George Tyne John Ireland Lloyd Bridges Sterling Holloway Norman Lloyd Herbert Rudley Richard Benedict |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
| Music by | Score: Fredric Efrem Rich Song: Millard Lampell Earl Robinson |
Production company | Superior Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $850,000[1][2] or $1,250,000[3] |
| Box office | $1,600,000[1][3] or $2,250,000[4] |
A Walk in the Sun is a 1945 American war film based on the novel by Harry Brown, who was a writer for Yank, the Army Weekly based in England.[5] The book was serialized in Liberty Magazine in October 1944.
The film was directed by Lewis Milestone, stars Dana Andrews and features Richard Conte, George Tyne, John Ireland, Lloyd Bridges, Sterling Holloway, Norman Lloyd, Herbert Rudley and Richard Benedict, with narration by Burgess Meredith.
In 2016, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry.
- ^ a b "Walk in the Sun" Returns May Not Be So Sunny", Variety, 7 August 1946 p 7
- ^ "Indies $70,000,000 Pix Output". Variety: 3. November 3, 1944. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Bankrollers". Variety. May 11, 1949. p. 16.
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221
- ^ Kehr, Dave (December 23, 2009). "A Grown-Up War Story for a Nation Weary of War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 26, 2021.