In 1943, an army platoon lands on the beach near Salerno as part of the Allied invasion. The movie is the story of a 6 mile walk in the Sun to a farmhouse. This movie is very different from most WWII movies. Most of the war is beyond the next hill, smoke and explosion's. It is all about the soldiers in the platoon. There is only one major battle in the movie. According my Dad who fought in WWII, this was the most realist war movie he had seen. You know where you came from and have a pretty good idea of where you're going. The war is all around but you can't really see much. You walk and walk and walk and all of a sudden you're own the ground, explosions and noise. Then it's quiet and time to walk and walk This movie is from the perspective of the troops who were walking in the hot Italian sun on a day in September of 1943.
At one time it was free on Amazon. I think you have to rent it now.
At one time it was free on Amazon. I think you have to rent it now.
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