The Red Badge of Courage overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
The backstory of The Red Badge of Courage involves the toppling of MGM's old Louis B. Mayer regime in favor of Dore Schary and his young Turks. It is also the tale of how an intended epic was ruthlessly whittled down to a lower-berth programmer. Since this story has already been related in detail in Lillian Ross' Picture (not to mention several John Huston biographies), the focus here will be what shows up on screen in Red Badge of Courage. Based on the novel by Stephen Crane, the film stars real-life war hero Audie Murphy as a Civil War soldier who must redeem himself in his own eyes after an act of cowardice.
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Movie Details:
- Director: John Huston
- Studio: MGM
- Year: 1951
- Run Time: 69 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: NR
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Historical Film
- Filmed in: Available in Colorized Version, B&W
