Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant is a 1943 American war film directed by John M. Stahl for 20th Century Fox. Set in the North African desert during World War II, it stars Henry Fonda as a corporal lacking in confidence in both love and war, Maureen O'Hara as his girlfriend, and Thomas Mitchell as the title character. The film was based on the 1942 novel of the same name by John Brophy.
Plot
In North Africa, experienced Sergeant Kelly leads a British patrol, accompanied by Corporal Colin Spence, an unassertive Canadian. When they are attacked by Italian airplanes, they manage to shoot one down, but it crashes on one of their vehicles, killing eight men. Later, Kelly leads the six survivors on an attack of an Italian armored car but is seriously wounded. He orders Spence to leave him behind; when Spence refuses to obey, he shoots himself.
More details
author | Lamar Trotti |
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contentLocation | Libya |
director | John M. Stahl |
editor | James B. Clark |
events | World War II |
genre | drama |
keywords | armored car attack cairo cove dust storm flashback german soldier kill north africa oasis sandstorm set up sneaking in wound |
musicBy | David Buttolph |
producer | Lamar Trotti |
productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | romantic drama war |