The Battle of San Pietro

"(For the actual World War II battle, see Battle of San Pietro Infine.)"
"(For the battle in 1734, between Franco-Piedmontese and Austrian troops as part of the War of Polish Succession, see Battle of San Pietro.)"

Infobox Film
name = The Battle of San Pietro


imdb_id = 0036630
director = John Huston
writer = John Huston
released = May 3, 1945
runtime = 32 min.
language = English

"The Battle of San Pietro" is a 1945 documentary film directed by John Huston about the Battle of San Pietro Infine during World War II.

The film is unflinching in its realism (showing people dying on the field) and was held up from being shown to the public by the United States Army. Huston quickly became unpopular with the Army, not only for the film but also for his response to the accusation that the film was anti-war. Huston responded that if he ever made a "pro"-war film, he should be shot.

General George Marshall came to the film's defense, stating that because of the film's gritty realism, it would make a good training film; subsequently the film was used for that purpose. Huston was no longer considered a pariah; he was decorated and made an honorary major.

In 1991, "The Battle of San Pietro" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

External links

* [http://www.archive.org/details/battle_of_san_pietro The Battle of San Pietro] at the Internet Archive
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036630/ IMDB page]

See also

*List of movies
*List of actors
*List of directors
*List of documentaries
*List of Allied propaganda films of World War II