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To Hell & Back [VHS]

Audie Murphy (Actor, Writer), Marshall Thompson (Actor), Jesse Hibbs (Director) Rated:

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Actors: Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, Gregg Palmer
Directors: Jesse Hibbs
Writers: Audie Murphy, Gil Doud
Producers: Aaron Rosenberg
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Rated:
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Number of tapes: 1
Studio: Universal Studios
VHS Release Date: April 23, 1992
Run Time: 106 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (409 customer reviews)
ASIN: 6300181154
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,677 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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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.

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Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier in World War II, enjoyed a Hollywood acting career after the fight. In this 1955 autobiographical film, however, he plays himself re-creating his own actions and movements in key battles. As strange as this project might have seemed to him at the time, the results are pretty impressive. The film, despite a flat script, is really a pretty good war drama about Murphy and his buddies making their way from North Africa to Berlin. --Tom Keogh

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A movie every American should see

ByDanandWickon November 24, 2015

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Absolutely every American should see this movie, to gain a bit of understanding about the WW2 experience, through the eyes of its most decorated soldier. Entering the service too young (so he could help provide for his fellow orphan siblings), rejected by the Marines and the Navy as being too wimpy looking, serving in WW2 for only about 2 years, and still earning every US award for combat valor (several of them multiple times), as well as French and Belgian awards for valor, America's enemies were probably very thankful Audie Murphy was not born a few years earlier. If he had been born in 1922 instead of 1925 (or 1926 depending on whose story one believes), their butts would have been in a sling within a few weeks after Pearl Harbor, before they could have even gotten a foothold anywhere. He was a very kind-hearted young man with the unique ability to perform heroic acts of single-handed mass destruction in the most adverse of conditions. Several rifle companies of Germans and 5 battle tanks? No problem when you have one Audie Murphy and one disabled, burning piece of US hardware with a machine gun on it. Truly, Audie Murphy was a walking self-contradiction, quietly describing himself as just another dogface, which is why he wanted his grave in Arlington Cemetery to look no different from anyone else's. Yet, his is the second most visited gravesite, after JFK's. Awesome movie, and it should have had 3 or 4 times the budget, to catapult it into being the panoramic epic the man deserved.

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Not too many copies on Blu-ray....get it while you can!

ByDaniel T. SWanon August 15, 2016

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I felt lucky and yet disappointed that this movie is hard to come by on blu-ray. Lucky that I found it on this format. So... there's a really short segment in the special features on the making of this film...really nothing special, and a theatrical trailer. The movie it'self is hilarious. I've read the negatives and positives for reviews, so basically I'll leave you all with this..... it's definitely a "guy" movie. It's crass, ill humored, lots of one liners that I found giving me an ab workout with laughter. For those who didn't like the movie (which was mostly female reviews), HEY! IT'S A MOVIE FOR DUDES. You want a chick flick, then watch The Notebook.

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Idealised portrait of an American hero.

ByStone DogVINE VOICEon December 3, 2013

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"To Hell And Back" is a fictionalized account of Audie L. Murphy's service in WWII which led him from North Africa to Italy, France and finally Germany. Audie Murphy was the most decorated soldier of WWII who was wounded on several occasions. This movie is, again, a fictionalized account of his service during WWII.

The movie begins with the young Audie, as oldest child, stepping into the shoes of the "man of the house" when his father abandoned the family in Depression Texas. Many of the traits of Audie as a leader in combat were fostered during this period when he learned to assume responsibilities and get things done without having to be told. The movie is perhaps simplistic in its portrayal of Murphy's reasons for joining the Army.

The movie itself uses highly fictionalized episodes of his heroic service in many battles in several countries as Audie rose in rank as a result of his own willingness to lead, his courage and his shooting ability - something shared with many rural Americans such as Alvin York, hero of WWI. The movie does a fairly good job of showing the kind of combat men like Audie found themselves in during the war in Europe.

The movie itself is a product of it's time without the overly bloody special effects the "Saving Private Ryan" generation is used to. Instead, it often focuses on the bonds between men in deadly combat. There is a scene where Murphy loses his best friend and compares favorably with the real-life loss of Lattie Tipton, Murphy's real best friend. This is an idealized portrait of an American hero without the modern tendency to "make them more human" - a euphemism for dragging their memories through the mud.

This is a fine film that, while not historically correct in every way, is representative of the best of American heroism by a man who paid for his bravery with what we'd today diagnose as PTSD. This is a fine film and well worth the viewing.

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The Most Decorated Soldier of WWII Tells His Own Story

ByMike the Geology Teacheron February 13, 2016

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Audie Murphy grew up dirt poor during the depression. His father was a Texas share-cropper and drunkard who would eventually abandon his family. To put food on the table for himself and his 12 siblings, he took to hunting. Coming from a family too poor to own a rifle, he learned how to stalk up to within feet of a rabbit and dispatch them with a slingshot. When he could borrow a rifle, he learned to never waste a bullet. If he fired, he killed. If he got nothing, he went hungry.

The lessons learned from his tough childhood made Audi Murphy one of the most dangerous American in the US Army during WWII. His skill and heroism made him the most decorated soldier of the war. When he returned to America, he became a star of the silver screen. His masterpiece was To Hell and Back, the movie that told the true story of his service in WWII. According to numerous authors, much of Murphy's actual real-life daring was toned down for the movie. It was thought that audiences of the time simply wouldn't believe what this guy did. This movie should be shown in every history class.

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Most decorated wwII soldier

Byarnoldon January 11, 2017

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I watched this movie when I was younger. About audie Murphy during wwII. He played himself in the movie during his stint in the military. His heroism during the war was something that came to him naturally. His goal was to fight the Germans and to protect his men. He never considered himself as a hero. He only did want his job was. Kill the enemy at the same time keep his men alive. He went beyond the call of duty to achieve his mission.

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Must have movie

ByEagletreeon September 26, 2015

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I bought this after I found our local library didn't have a copy. It's in a way, a cheesy 50s movie, but in another way, one of the more important movies ever made since it's about Audie's efforts in Italy and France that won him so many decorations. Must see for all kids. We've watched it a few times and now will give it to the library so others can see it too. Audie was the kind of Hero that is needed in the world, a humble person who got the job done, a much better role model than what is called a "hero" in modern culture. He had no "Mr ToughGuy" stuff going on.