Action ·Drama ·War · United States of America · 1952 · 1h 23m

The Red Ball Express

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Director
Budd Boetticher
Cast
Jeff Chandler as Lt. Campbell Alex Nicol as Sgt. Kallek Charles Drake as Partridge Judith Braun as Joyce Sidney Poitier as Robertson Jacqueline Duval as Antoinette
Crew
Maury Gertsman — Director of Photography Edward Curtiss — Editor John Michael Hayes — Screenplay Marcy Klauber — Story William Grady Jr. — Story Aaron Rosenberg — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Budd Boetticher Director Maury Gertsman Director of Photography Edward Curtiss Editor John Michael Hayes Screenplay Marcy Klauber Story William Grady Jr. Story Aaron Rosenberg Producer
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