Go for Broke!

Go for Broke! (1951)

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

A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.

Date of release
1951-05-04
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (27)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Drama, War, History
Director
Robert Pirosh

Casting

Interesting facts

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Go For Broke! is a 1951 black-and-white war film directed by Robert Pirosh, produced by Dore Schary and starring Van Johnson and six veterans of the 442nd Infantry Regiment. The film stars Henry Nakamura, Warner Anderson and Don Haggerty in its large cast.

Production

During the European theater during World War II, the 442nd Infantry Regiment became the most heavily decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the United States military, as well as one of the units with the highest casualty rates.

As with his earlier film script for Battleground, in which Van Johnson also starred, writer-director Robert Pirosh focused on the average squad member, mixing humor with pathos, while accurately detailing equipment and tactics used by American infantry in World War II.

The film includes archive footage of General Mark Clark and President Harry Truman presenting the unit citation.

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