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| Author | John Brophy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | War |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Publication date | 1942 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Immortal Sergeant is a 1942 war novel by the British writer John Brophy. The novel is set during the North African campaign of the Second World War and seen through the eyes of a British corporal fighting across the Libyan desert whose comrade, a sergeant, is killed.
Film adaptation
In 1943 it was adapted into a Hollywood film Immortal Sergeant directed by John M. Stahl and starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara and Thomas Mitchell. The plot was then recycled for a 1951 film Fixed Bayonets! about American troops set during the Korean War.
References
- Watson & Willison p.539
- Goble p.57
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
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