The Red Badge of Courage

1951
PG
1h 9m

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7.1/10

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Audie Murphy

Henry Fleming - the Youth

Bill Mauldin

Tom Wilson - the Loud Soldier

Douglas Dick

The Lieutenant

Royal Dano

The Tattered Man

John Dierkes

Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier

Arthur Hunnicutt

Bill Porter

Tim Durant

The General

Andy Devine

The Cheery Soldier

Robert Easton

Thompson
(as Robert Easton Burke)

Don Anderson

Soldier
(uncredited)

Smith Ballew

Union Captain
(uncredited)

Albert Band

Union Soldier Fording River
(uncredited)

Gregg Barton

Soldier
(uncredited)

Whit Bissell

Wounded Officer
(uncredited)

Robert Board

Soldier
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Wounded Soldier
(uncredited)

Edwin Breen

Confederate Flag Bearer
(uncredited)

Joe Brown Jr.

Soldier
(uncredited)

Director
- John Huston
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A Tribute To Greatness

This movie, directed by John Huston, is arguably the finest Civil War movie of all time. The performances by the young Audie Murphy,America's most decorated soldier and all the cast are as true to life as can be found anywhere. The narration and ultra-realism gives an almost docu-drama feel. This movie is so short,at 69 minutes, that it never had a chance at the box office, and instead was probably seen mostly by school kids and a few old movie buffs. The only other movie that is almost as short and so successfully tells a story is "The Petrified Forest". The Red Badge of Courage is on my best movies of all time list.

clopinto
Jan 22, 2000
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Trivia
After seeing what MGM had done to the film, John Huston instructed his agent to include a clause in all future contracts guaranteeing that he would receive a copy of his director's cut on all of his films.

Goofs
All the soldiers in Audie's infantry outfit have crossed rifles on their forage hats. The crossed rifle insignia was not adopted by the US army until the year 1876, before this it was a hunter's horn.

Quotes
The General: Howdy Jim, Corporal. How are those wounds?
Soldier: Stinging some, General, but they're a-mending.
The General: That's fine, fine. Anybody care for a chaw?