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Director:
Budd Boetticher
Writers:
Billy Grady Jr. (story)
John Michael Hayes (writer)
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Release Date:
29 August 1952 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
FROM BEACHHEAD TO BATTLEFRONT! THEY CARRY THE AMMO FOR PATTON'S TANKS! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during WW2. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jeff Chandler ... Lt. Chick Campbell
Alex Nicol ... Sgt. Red Kallek
Charles Drake ... Pvt. Ronald Partridge / Narrator
Judith Braun ... Joyce McClellan

Sidney Poitier ... Cpl. Andrew Robertson
Jacqueline Duval ... Antoinette Dubois
Bubber Johnson ... Pvt. Taffy Smith
Davis Roberts ... Pvt. Dave McCord (as Robert Davis)
Hugh O'Brian ... Pvt. Wilson
Frank Chase ... Pvt. Higgins
Cindy Garner ... Kitty Walsh
Gregg Palmer ... Tank Lieutenant (as Palmer Lee)
John Hudson ... Tank Sergeant Max
Jack Kelly ... Pvt. John Heyman
Howard Petrie ... Major General Lee Gordon
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Universal International Pictures (UI) more

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Featured in Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) more

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The 25 Year Old Sidney Poitier, 28 March 2002
Author: The Black Englishman from London, England

Having made his screen debut in 1950 with Richard Widmark in 'No Way Out', and then going on to act alongside of Canada Lee (Lifeboat) in 'Cry, the Beloved Country', the 25 year old Sidney Poitier was appropriately cast in this film about an integrated unit during the Second World War fighting in Europe.

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