A Walk in the Sun (1945 film)

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. The book was serialized in Liberty Magazine in October 1944.

A Walk in the Sun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Milestone
Screenplay byRobert Rossen
Based onA Walk in the Sun
1944 novel
by Harry Brown
Produced byLewis Milestone
Samuel Bronston (uncredited)
StarringDana Andrews
Richard Conte
George Tyne
John Ireland
Lloyd Bridges
Sterling Holloway
Norman Lloyd
Herbert Rudley
Richard Benedict
CinematographyRussell Harlan
Edited byW. Duncan Mansfield
Music byScore:
Fredric Efrem Rich
Song:
Millard Lampell
Earl Robinson
Production
company
Superior Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 3, 1945 (1945-12-03)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$850,000 or $1,250,000
Box office$1,600,000 or $2,250,000

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.

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