1945 - John Huston: The Battle of San Pietro (part 1)

This documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro Infine, a small village in Italy. Over 1100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans.
The film is unflinching in its realism and was held up from being shown to the public by the United States Army. Huston quickly became unpopular with the Army, not only for the film but also for his response to the accusation that the film was anti-war. Huston responded that if he ever made a pro-war film, he should be shot.
General George Marshall came to the film's defense, stating that because of the film's gritty realism, it would make a good training film; subsequently the film was used for that purpose. Huston was no longer considered a pariah; he was decorated and made an honorary major.
In 1991, The Battle of San Pietro was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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[37027rides]

WWII vet Bob McClannaghan who fought there said five cameramen were killed while filming this movie. He said the film was later used by the Army for military training.

[nauris705]

thanks iconaus. you are the reason im addicted to youtube

[kassandrasduplex]

A powerful and moving recounting of this particular battle. For those who are interested in journalism, writer Ernie Pyle was at this battle and here was inspired his most famous war dispatch. Good brave men fighting wars started by the worst.