The Battle of San Pietro

The Battle of San Pietro is a documentary film directed by John Huston about the Battle of San Pietro Infine sixty miles from Naples during World War II. It was shot by Jules Buck. It was released in the U.S. in 1945 but shown to U.S. troops earlier.

Huston quickly became unpopular with the Army, not only for the film but also for his response to the accusation that the film was antiwar. Huston responded that if he ever made a prowar film, he should be shot. The film was screened to U.S. troops in North Africa in 1944, where John Horne Burns described it in a letter as almost more than any heart can stand. Huston was no longer considered a pariah he was decorated and eventually promoted to major.citation needed 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. ........

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