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22/09/1955 Action, Romance, Drama, History, War 1h 46m
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Rejected by the Marines, the Navy, and the Army paratroopers due to his small size and youthful appearance, when he was finally accepted by the army Murphy became the most decorated soldier in U.S. history!!!

Overview

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.

  1. Jesse Hibbs

    Director

  2. Gil Doud

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Audie Murphy

    Audie Murphy

  2. Marshall Thompson

    Johnson

  3. Charles Drake

    Brandon

  4. Gregg Palmer

    Lt Manning

  5. David Janssen

    Lt Lee

  6. Denver Pyle

    Thompson

  7. Jack Kelly

    Kerrigan

  8. Paul Picerni

    Valentino

  9. Paul Langton

    Colonel Howe

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-01
Based on the true exploits of Audie L. Murphy’s experiences during the Second World War, he plays himself as he leaves his rural Texas farmstead and makes his way via training, North Africa, Italy and France to a parade back home where he is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour. Now obviously he is making this film and pretty much intact, too, so there’s not a great deal of jeopardy about that. What we do witness, though, is an understated patriot who knows how to engage with an audience and who, given the Korean War was still keeping young American men from their families as this was...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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