The Story of G.I. Joe

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A Synopsis of
The Story of G.I. Joe
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Story Plot

• The movie is based on Ernie Pyles book Here Is
  Your War published in 1943.
• Ernie Pyle was a war correspondent and the movie
  is the North African/Italian campaigns during
  WWII described from a GI's (reinterpreted as
  government issue or general issue) point of
  view

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Principal Cast

• Burgess Meredith (Ernie Pyle)
• Robert Mitchum (Lt. Walker)
• Freddie Steele (Sgt. Warnicki)
• Wally Cassell (Pvt. Dondaro)
• Jimmy Lloyd (Pvt. Spencer)
• Jack Reilly (Pvt. Murphy)
• Bill Murphy (Pvt. Mew)
• Combat Veterans of the Campaigns in Africa,
  Sicily and Italy.

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Story Behind the Movie

• While there exist many WWII era war movies and
  some with exemplary story and cast, The story of
  G.I. Joe is special.
• It was produced during the war with the intent of
  telling an authentic story of infantrymen in
  combat.
• Only the six main characters were played by
  professional actors. Remaining were real soldiers.

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• Burgess Meredith, the professional actor
  portraying the role of Ernie Pyle, was serving in
  the Army Air Corps.
• He was requested by Ernie Pyle himself to play
  the role and his discharge was specially
  arranged.
• Great effort was taken to make it an accurate
  depiction of American infantrymen at war.
• The War Department loaned out infantrymen,
  trucks, tanks, and guns for the movie

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• Unfortunately, Ernie Pyle was lost in action in
  Shima, a small island west to Okinawa, while
  covering the American invasion of Okinawa in
  April 1945.
• He was buried on Shima and when Okinawa was
  returned to Japanese control after the war, the
  Ernie Pyle monument was one of only three
  American memorials allowed to remain in place.
• It made a couple of "ten best movies of the year"
  lists and received four Academy Award nominations.

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Technical Details

• Duration - 1h 48m
• Production Company - Lester Cowan Productions,
  Inc.
• Encode Format - NTSC Region 0
• Director - William A. Wellman

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