audie murphy and the great hero of world war ii and be always a seriously underrated actor and and he have a great screen presence . this movie be a chance to make film history by feature murphy in his own exciting story and something that never be do before or since . well and universal blow it . not by their standard and of course and they make a lot of money . but a time go on and this movie hasn not be well regarded and and it fall flat on contemporary viewer . future generation will generally dismiss it . the battle scenes play like a disney version of the war and so sanitize the main role might have be play by hayley mill . murphy adopt this curiously detach and semi bore manner throughout the story and look uneasy in his own uniform . you might have think this film would have plenty of technical advisor and include murphy himself and but everything the gear and the scenery look and feel wrong . the italian campaign and it seem and be fight in a sunny backlot and against fake german wear fake uniform with fake weapon . most of the other actor fit blandly into their goofy pattern innocent or naive american farmboy role and and it wear thin after a while . halfway through and i get the feeling that this could have be a great war classic if it have be aim a little high than the junior rotc crowd . a more bitter and savage tone and temper with american optimism and the kind of attitude that i understand mr. murphy actually have later in life and would have work . even though i be disappointed and i still recommend watch this film because of my admiration for audie murphy and and to observe a particular attitude about war that be common in 1950s america . in some way and after the crusade in europe and that attitude be justify .