Force of Arms

During the winter of 1943, the German Army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begins to melt during a bombing raid. Their romance develops despite Joe's periodic returns to the front. But whether he'll come back in the end becomes more than doubtful.

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  Michael Curtiz
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  David Curtiz

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  William Holden
  Sgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
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  Nancy Olson
  Lt. Eleanor Mackay
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  Frank Lovejoy
  Maj. Blackford
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  Gene Evans
  Sgt. Smiley 'Mac' McFee
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  Katherine Warren
  Maj. Waldron
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  Dick Wesson
  Kleiner
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  Paul Picerni
  Sheridan
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  Ron Hagerthy
  Minto
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  Ross Ford
  Hooker
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  Amelia Cova
  Lea
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  James Dobson
  Driver
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  Argentina Brunetti
  Lea's Mother
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  Adriana Page
  Therese (uncredited)