Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.
Mike Nichols | Director |
Ray Stark | Producer |
Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
Joseph M. Caracciolo | Executive Producer |
Sam O'Steen | Editor |
Neil Simon | Theatre Play |
Juliet Taylor | Casting |
Marykay Powell | Executive Producer |
Joseph M. Caracciolo | Unit Production Manager |
Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |