During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.
Argentina Brunetti
- Signora Maduvalli
- (uncredited)
Francesco Cantania
- Barber
- (uncredited)
Frances Canto
- WAC
- (uncredited)
Philip Carey
- Military Police Sgt. Fred Miller
- (uncredited)
Amelia Cova
- Lea Maduvalli
- (uncredited)
Ashley Cowan
- Patient
- (uncredited)
Danny Davenport
- Driver
- (uncredited)
Anna Demetrio
- Mamma Mia
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of 4 films that William Holden and Nancy Olson appeared in together, the others being Sunset Blvd. (1950), Union Station (1950), and Submarine Command (1951).
- GoofsIn this story set in the 1943 WWII Italian Campaign, Lieutenant MacKay and the other female characters all wear their hair shorter and their skirts longer, in the trending fashions of the early 1950s.
- Quotes
Sgt. Joe Peterson: You mean you were a civilian once?
Lt. Eleanor MacKay: Oh, if you consider schoolteachers civilians.
Sgt. Joe Peterson: You, honest?
Lt. Eleanor MacKay: Mm-hmm.
Sgt. Joe Peterson: Well, and me without an apple!
- ConnectionsFeatures San Pietro (1945)
Featured review
Curtiz as good as Casablanca but grittier
Directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) with music by the great Max Steiner (King Kong, Gone With The Wind, Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madre) The script crackles with great dialogue, William Holden is the best I've ever seen him, Nancy Olson is able to deliver the most romantic lines with real emotional honesty--not an easy thing to do. The idea here is a kind of bleak existential gallows humor mixed with a deeply felt love story. It also brings up PTSD. All the actors are at their best and believable. The photography mixes real combat footage well.The war attitude is soldiers wanting to do a job because they feel a responsibility to their brothers-in-arms and their loved ones back home. It's a real gem and I'll never forget it.
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- Aug 21, 2013
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- A Girl for Joe
- Filming locations
- Malibu, California, USA(Serra Retreat)
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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