Directed by:
Budd BoetticherScreenplay:
John Michael HayesCinematography:
Maury GertsmanCast:
Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun, Sidney Poitier, Jacqueline Duval, Hugh O'Brian, Jack Warden, Cindy Garner, Richard Garland, Jack Kelly (more)Plots(1)
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. One (racially integrated) platoon of this Red Ball Express encounters private enmities, bypassed enemy pockets, minefields, and increasingly perilous missions, leavened by a touch of comedy. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jeff Chandler
USA
Best movies:
The Jayhawkers (1959)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Two Flags West (1950)
Alex Nicol
USA
Best movies:
Everybody Go Home! (1960)
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Charles Drake
USA
Best movies:
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
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Judith Braun
USA
Best movies:
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Sidney Poitier
USA
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To Sir, with Love (1967)
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Jacqueline Duval
France
Best movies:
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Hugh O'Brian
USA
Best movies:
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Ten Little Indians (1965)
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Jack Warden
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Being There (1979)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Cindy Garner
USA
Best movies:
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Richard Garland
USA
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The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
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Jack Kelly
USA
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The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
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Harry Lauter
USA
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Frank Chase
USA
Best movies:
Winchester '73 (1950)
Bend of the River (1952)
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Gregg Palmer
USA
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The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
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Robert Karnes
USA
Best movies:
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The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Yola d'Avril
France
Best movies:
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
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Sidney Clute
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Big Heat (1953)
John Pickard
USA
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White Heat (1949)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
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Arthur Space
USA
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Walter Reed
USA
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