WUSTL Film and Media Archive

Title Work

Title No: 4799

Title: San Pietro

Alternate Titles:

Battle of San Pietro

Medium: Moving Image

Original Medium: Film

Date: 1945 (Release)

Original Summary:

Documentary about the World War II battle for San Pietro, a small village in Italy, concentrating on the soldiers of the 143rd infantry regiment, which lost 12 of its 16 tanks in the bloody battle. Over 1,100 U.S. soldiers were killed while trying to take this German-occupied village. Some of the footage for San Pietro was filmed during the battle. Also includes footage of the same soldiers relaxing in the hours before they fought and died.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 31 min 0 sec

Forms: Short

Genres: Documentary; War (Nonfiction)

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--San Pietro Infine; Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Itlay, 1944; San Pietro Infine (Italy)

Credits:

	Role	Name
	Writer	Ambler, Eric
	Music	The Army Air Force Orchestra
	Cinematographer/Director of Photography	Buck, Jules
	Co-supervising producer	Capra, Frank
		Clark, Mark
	Narrator	Huston, John
	Writer	Huston, John
	Cinematographer/Director of Photography	Huston, John
	Producer	Huston, John
	Music	The Morman Tabernacle Choir
	Music	St. Brendan's Boys Choir
	Music	Tiompkin, Dimitri
	Production Company	United States. War Dept.
	Production Company	U.S. Army Pictorial Services

Notes:

No registered copyright
Sources used: Library of Congress Online Catalog

Items ^x1

	Item	Description
	4799-1	Video Tape : U-matic

Component Contents ^x1

	Item	Description
	4955-1-4799-1	Video Tape : BetacamSP

Contained By ^x2

	Title No	Title
	4955	National Archives master 2
	4769	Reporting America at war [stock footage]

Related Works ^x2

	Type	Title No	Title
		5062	Reporting America at war log sheets
		4955	National Archives master 2