To Hell and Back (film)

To Hell and Back
Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byJesse Hibbs
Written byGil Doud
Based onTo Hell and Back
1949 book
by Audie Murphy
Produced byAaron Rosenberg
Starring
CinematographyMaury Gertsman
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Music by
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 17, 1955 (1955-08-17) (San Antonio)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000
Box office$5,799,852 (US and Canada rentals)

To Hell and Back is a Technicolor and CinemaScope war film released in 1955. It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and stars Audie Murphy as himself. It is based on the 1949 autobiography of the same name and is an account of Murphy's World War II experiences as a soldier in the U.S. Army. The book was ghostwritten by his friend, David "Spec" McClure, who served in the U.S. Army's Signal Corps during World War II.