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The Red Ball Express (1952)

1h 23m · 29 May 1952

FROM BEACHHEAD TO BATTLEFRONT! THEY CARRY THE AMMO FOR PATTON'S TANKS!

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August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.

Movie ID144473
GenreAction, Drama, War
DirectorBudd Boetticher
Main castJeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun, Sidney Poitier, Jacqueline Duval, Bubber Johnson, Davis Roberts
Release date29 May 1952
Release year1952
LanguageEnglish
Duration83 min (1h 23m)
Rating6.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseUniversal International Pictures

Director: Budd Boetticher
Writers: Marcy Klauber, William Grady Jr., John Michael Hayes

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Jeff ChandlerLt. Campbell Alex NicolSgt. Kallek Charles DrakePartridge Judith BraunJoyce Sidney PoitierRobertson Jacqueline DuvalAntoinette Bubber JohnsonTaffy Davis RobertsMcCord Hugh O'BrianWilson Frank ChaseHiggins
Cindy GarnerKitty
Gregg PalmerTank Lieutenant John HudsonTank Sergeant Jack KellyHeyman Howard PetrieGeneral Gordon
Douglas BankMechanic (uncredited)
George S. PattonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) George BarrowsSoldier in Bistro (uncredited) Nan BoardmanFrench Peasant Mother (uncredited) Eugene BordenDubois -- Antoinette's Father (uncredited)

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