Go for Broke!

1951
PG
1h 32m

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6,6/10

1,9 k

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The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,6/10

1,9 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 1 nomination au total

Rosina
(as Gianna Canale)

Dan Riss

Capt. Solari

Luis Aihara

Soldier
(uncredited)

Richard Anderson

Lieutenant
(uncredited)

Danny Aredas

Masami's Buddy
(uncredited)

Paul Bannai

Mail Clerk
(uncredited)

John Banner

German Officer
(uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Chaplain
(uncredited)

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Le cri de la victoire

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Anecdotes
Several of the main characters were played by actual members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team depicted in the film. The men saw action with the outfit in Italy and France.

Gaffes
During the battle in the ruins, the GI holds the mortar tube with his bare hands and fire around ten shells. At that time the tube would have been too hot to handle it bare handed.

Citations
[last lines]
Narrator: [voiceover] Battle honors. By order of the Secretary of War, in the name of the President of the United States, as public evidence of deserved honor and distinction, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team is cited for outstanding accomplishment in combat. The gallantry and espirit de corps displayed by their officers and men in bitter action against a formidable enemy exemplify the finest traditions of the armed forces of the United States.

Connexions
Edited into WW II Theater: Go For Broke (2022)

Bandes originales
The Meaning of Love
Written by Robert Pirosh, Alberto Colombo and Ken K. Okamoto

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9/10

Go For Broke, means Shoot the Works

Van Johnson who was MGM's all American GI in many a World War II film, co-stars with a bunch of veterans from 442 Division which was a regiment made up of Japanese-Americans who chose this over internment in the various camps set up for them. The most distinguished member of this regiment is current United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye who lost an arm in Italy during that campaign.

After training the 442nd was assigned to Italy after the Salerno landings, took part in the campaign for Rome, and then was part of the invasion force into Southern France that occurred in August of 1944.

Johnson delivers a fine performance of an officer who is reluctant to soldier and train with this new outfit. His prejudices, honed to a fine edge by Pearl Harbor, weren't exactly atypical of a lot of Americans back then. Over time, he grows to appreciate his troops as men and as fighters.

Having all of those Nisei veterans lends a real ring of authenticity to this film. A few non-veterans were in this as well. Henry Nakamura played Tommy who adopted a pet pig in Italy and bought him to France and he was the comic relief. He made quite a hit and then was in the Robert Taylor western, Westward the Women. I guess he had limited typecasting potential because he disappeared after that.

This is a story of World War II that bears constant retelling and MGM made a fine film to do it with.