During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.During World War II in Italy, an American sergeant and WAC lieutenant take time out for romance.
Argentina Brunetti
- Signora Maduvalli
- (uncredited)
Francesco Cantania
- Barber
- (uncredited)
Frances Canto
- WAC
- (uncredited)
Philip Carey
- Military Police Sgt. Fred Miller
- (uncredited)
Amelia Cova
- Lea Maduvalli
- (uncredited)
Ashley Cowan
- Patient
- (uncredited)
Danny Davenport
- Driver
- (uncredited)
Anna Demetrio
- Mamma Mia
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of 4 films that William Holden and Nancy Olson appeared in together, the others being Sunset Boulevard (1950), Union Station (1950), and Submarine Command (1951).
- GoofsIn this story set in the 1943 WWII Italian Campaign, Lieutenant MacKay and the other female characters all wear their hair shorter and their skirts longer, in the trending fashions of the early 1950s.
- Quotes
Sgt. Joe Peterson: You mean you were a civilian once?
Lt. Eleanor MacKay: Oh, if you consider schoolteachers civilians.
Sgt. Joe Peterson: You, honest?
Lt. Eleanor MacKay: Mm-hmm.
Sgt. Joe Peterson: Well, and me without an apple!
- ConnectionsFeatures San Pietro (1945)
Featured review
Anything but another war flick
It would be easy to pass off Force of Arms as just another post-WWII action/romance movie until you're a few frames into viewing it. Surprisingly realistic with actual combat footage interspersed with filming. Strong yet sensitively-understated performances by Holden, Olson, and, in a supporting role, Frank Lovejoy. An inspired and superior script helps convey the chaos of combat, its effects on those who are scarred by it, and the powerful force of love that can somehow emerge in the midst of the sheer will to survive. A classic that feels as real in 2017 as when it was filmed.
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- tonyirwin-58946
- Dec 28, 2017
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- Also known as
- A Girl for Joe
- Filming locations
- Malibu, California, USA(Serra Retreat)
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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