To Hell and Back

1955 106 min ★ 6.6 Action, Romance, Drama, History, War

The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.

Cast

Audie Murphy

Marshall Thompson

Johnson

Charles Drake

Brandon

Gregg Palmer

Lt Manning

David Janssen

Lt Lee

Denver Pyle

Thompson

Jack Kelly

Kerrigan

Paul Picerni

Valentino

Paul Langton

Colonel Howe

Brett Halsey

Saunders

Details

Director

Jesse Hibbs

Tagline

"Rejected by the Marines, the Navy, and the Army paratroopers due to his small size and youthful appearance, when he was finally accepted by the army Murphy became the most decorated soldier in U.S. history!!!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Universal International Pictures

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

February 1, 2026

★ 7/10

Based on the true exploits of Audie L. Murphy’s experiences during the Second World War, he plays himself as he leaves his rural Texas farmstead and makes his way via training, North Africa, Italy and France to a parade back home where he is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour. Now obviously he is making this film and pretty much intact, too, so there’s not a great deal of jeopardy about tha...