The Gallant Men (1962): S01E01 – Battle Zone

Introduction The Gallant Men is a 1962-1963 ABC Warner Bros. Television series which depicted an infantry company of American soldiers fighting their way through Italy in World War II. Outline American Fifth Army captain Jim Benedict leads his company in a beach assault at Salerno, as Allied forces begin their push up the Italian peninsula.…

Andrew Marshall

03/11/2022

1–2 minutes

Action, Drama, Military TV Series, US Army, War, World War Two

Introduction

The Gallant Men is a 1962-1963 ABC Warner Bros. Television series which depicted an infantry company of American soldiers fighting their way through Italy in World War II.

Outline

American Fifth Army captain Jim Benedict leads his company in a beach assault at Salerno, as Allied forces begin their push up the Italian peninsula. William Windom guest-stars as a disgraced major now serving incognito as a private in Benedict’s unit – a soldier determined to atone for transgressions committed earlier in the war during the North Africa campaign.

The Gallant Men Series

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Production & Filming Details

Release Date: 05 October 1962.
Rating: Unknown.
Running Time: 60 minutes (per episode).
Country: US.
Language: English.