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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
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Truncated adaptation of Stephen Crane's novel about a Civil War Union soldier who stuggles to find the courage to fight in the heat of battle. Director:John Huston |
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
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Audie Murphy | ... |
The Youth
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Bill Mauldin | ... |
The Loud Soldier
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Douglas Dick | ... |
The Lieutenant
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| Royal Dano | ... |
The Tattered Man
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John Dierkes | ... |
The Tall Soldier
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Arthur Hunnicutt | ... |
Bill Porter
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Tim Durant | ... |
The General
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| Andy Devine | ... |
The Cheery Soldier
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| Robert Easton | ... |
Thompson
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Storyline
Plot centers around how a young recruit (Audie Murphy) faces the horrors of war. Character vascilates between wanting to fight and doubting his own courage. In midst of first bloody encounter, Youth runs away. After seeing dead and wounded, sense of shame leads him back to his unit, where he distinguishes himself in the next battle. Having overcome his fear of "the great Death" he knows e can face whatever comes. Somewhat sentimental "coming of age" tale was pet project of John Huston, who fought MGM over casting of Murphy and Bill Mauldin in lead roles. Written by Rita Richardson
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M-G-M, the Company that Released "Gone With the Wind", Presents a New Drama of the War Between the States! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alma de valiente See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,640,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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This production amounted to a power struggle between Louis B. Mayer and producer Dore Schary. Mayer rejected the production (partly on account of it lacking women and thus a romance angle) and Schary insisted. Mayer appealed to Loew's Inc. chairman Nicholas Schenck and was rebuffed. This and other ego-bruising incidents that occurred during the same period resulted in Mayer's ouster from the company he helped found in 1924. As Mayer predicted the $1.6 million film flopped badly but by the Summer of 1951 he was out. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): There was no 304th infantry regiment in the Civil War. No state assigned a regimental number over the mid-100s. See more »
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