- For the 2000 album, see To Hell and Back (album).
To Hell and Back is a war film released in 1955. It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and starred Audie Murphy as himself. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Jesse Hibbs (born January 11, 1906 in Normal, IL and died in 1985) was a director and 1926 and 1927 All-America offensive tackle football player for the University of Southern California. ...
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Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ...
Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ...
To Hell and Back is the second album by the power metal band Sinergy, it was released in the year of 2000. ...
The war film is a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. ...
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. ...
Jesse Hibbs (born January 11, 1906 in Normal, IL and died in 1985) was a director and 1926 and 1927 All-America offensive tackle football player for the University of Southern California. ...
Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ...
Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
He was at the time the most decorated soldier in American history. Among his many awards is the Medal of Honor. (According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Lieutenant Colonel Matt Urban is now "the Most Combat-Decorated Soldier in American History".) The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...
The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...
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Plot
Murphy grows up in a large family with an absent father, leaving his mother barely able to feed her children. He works from an early age to help support his siblings, and when his mother dies, he becomes head of the family.
When war breaks out, Murphy is eager to enlist, but is rejected by nearly every branch of the armed forces due to his small size. Only the army is (reluctantly) willing to take him. After basic training, he is assigned to an infantry unit, where, because of his youth and baby face appearance, he endures jokes about the "infants" being sent in as replacements.
He soon proves his mettle however and is steadily promoted, eventually making it to lieutenant. He gains the respect of his men, becoming especially close to Johnson (Marshall Thompson), Brandon (Charles Drake) and Kerrigan (Jack Kelly). They fight first in Italy and then in southern France. Actor Marshall Thompson in To Hell and Back (1955) Marshall Thompson (November 27, 1925 - May 18, 1992) was an American film and television actor. ...
Charles Drake (born Charles Ruppert, October 2, 1917 - September 10, American actor. ...
Jack Kelly (September 16, 1927—November 7, 1992 in Astoria, Queens, New York) was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of Bart Maverick in the TV series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962. ...
The action for which Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor is also depicted. When his unit is forced to retreat from a fierce German attack, he remains behind to direct the artillery. As the Germans get closer, he jumps onto a burning tank destroyer and uses its machine gun to hold them at bay, even though the vehicle may blow up at any moment. A self-propelled anti-tank gun, or tank destroyer, is a type of armoured fighting vehicle. ...
External links Rambo-IV The New Rambo movie is also called To Hell And Back The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...
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