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Director:
John Huston
Writers:
Stephen Crane (novel)
John Huston (screenplay)
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Release Date:
16 March 1951 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | War See more »
Tagline:
Stephen Crane's Great American Story of the Civil War See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win See more »
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Cast

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Audie Murphy ... The Youth
Bill Mauldin ... The Loud Soldier

Douglas Dick ... The Lieutenant

Royal Dano ... The Tattered Man
John Dierkes ... The Tall Soldier
Arthur Hunnicutt ... Bill Porter
Tim Durant ... The General

Andy Devine ... The Cheery Soldier

Robert Easton ... Thompson (as Robert Easton Burke)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Smith Ballew ... Captain (uncredited)
Albert Band ... Union Soldier Fording River (uncredited)
Gregg Barton ... Soldier (uncredited)

Whit Bissell ... Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Robert Board ... Soldier (uncredited)
Edwin Breen ... Confederate Flag Bearer (uncredited)
Joe Brown Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Benny Burt ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Cavendish ... Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Mack Chandler ... Veteran (uncredited)
Robert Cherry ... Singing Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Clark ... Stevens (uncredited)
Lyle Clark ... Union Soldier (uncredited)

David Clarke ... Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
John Cliff ... Soldier (uncredited)
John Crawford ... Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Curtis ... Veteran (uncredited)
Bert Davidson ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Bob Davis ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Dengate ... Lieutenant (uncredited)
Billy Dix ... Soldier (uncredited)
James Dobson ... Soldier (uncredited)
Gloria Eaton ... Southern Woman at Farm (uncredited)

Lynn Farr ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Fisher ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Gericke ... Soldier (uncredited)
William Grueneberg ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Bill Hale ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
James Harrison ... General's Aide (uncredited)
Joe Haworth ... Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Haynes ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Jim Hayward ... Soldier (uncredited)
Ed Hinton ... Corporal (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ... Union Soldier (uncredited)

John Huston ... Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
Tennessee Jim ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

I. Stanford Jolley ... Veteran (uncredited)
Todd Karns ... Soldier (uncredited)
Norman Kent ... Veteran (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr. ... Veteran (uncredited)
Herb Latimer ... Corporal (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn ... Jake - Veteran (uncredited)
Casey MacGregor ... Veteran (uncredited)
Joel Marston ... Union Soldier (uncredited)

Strother Martin ... Corporal (uncredited)
Frank McGrath ... Captain (uncredited)
Frank Melton ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Nichols ... Fat Union Soldier (uncredited)
Lou Nova ... Veteran (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr. ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Ivan Parry ... Soldier (uncredited)
House Peters Jr. ... Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited)
William 'Bill' Phillips ... Veteran Officer (uncredited)
William Phipps ... Officer (uncredited)
Obed 'Bubb' Pickard Jr. ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
John Piffle ... Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dixon Porter ... Union Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Lee Roberts ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
William Roberts ... Soldier (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Veteran (uncredited)

William Schallert ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson ... Veteran (uncredited)
Glenn Strange ... Colonel (uncredited)
Frank Sully ... Veteran (uncredited)
Hugh Thomas Jr. ... Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Soldier (uncredited)
Dan White ... Sergeant (uncredited)

James Whitmore ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Veteran (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ... Union Soldier (uncredited)
Duke York ... Veteran (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Huston 
 
Writing credits
Stephen Crane (novel "The Red Badge of Courage")

John Huston (screenplay)

Albert Band (adaptation)

Produced by
Gottfried Reinhardt .... producer
Dore Schary .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Bronislau Kaper 
 
Cinematography by
Harold Rosson (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Ben Lewis 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Hans Peters 
 
Set Decoration by
Fred M. MacLean  (as Fred MacLean)
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Makeup Department
William Tuttle .... makeup creator
 
Production Management
Lee Katz .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ridgeway Callow .... assistant director (uncredited)
Andrew Marton .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording supervisor
 
Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Stunts
Paul Baxley .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hickman .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Margaret Booth .... supervising editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Aldworth .... script supervisor (uncredited)
Albert Band .... production assistant (uncredited)
Paul R. Davison .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Howard Strickling .... publicity director (uncredited)
 
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
69 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #14937) | Canada:PG (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Bidwell Park - Manzanita Avenue, Chico, California, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
John Huston considered this his best film. After a power struggle at the top of MGM management, the film was cut from a 2 hour epic to the 69 minute version released to theaters. It was never released as a A-list movie but was shown as a 2nd feature B-list movie. Both Houston and star Audie Murphy tried unsuccessfully to purchase the film so that it could be re-edited to its original length. The studio claiming that the cut footage was destroyed. Unless there is an undiscovered copy of the uncut version, this movie will never be viewed as John Huston intended.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: The enlisted soldiers in the film are shown wearing the rectangular Model 1851 belt plate instead of the brass oval "US" belt plate worn by enlisted soldiers.See more »
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "South Park: The Red Badge of Gayness (#3.14)" (1999)See more »

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10 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
All-time best war scene, 15 June 2002
Author: alkuhl from Ohio, USA

Not to give the story away, but near the end of the movie Audie Murphy is holding two flags; that is the scene, but all else that led up to it and what is going on at the time will make you cry. It can't be beat. And neither can this movie.

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