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The Red Badge of Courage

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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

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Reviews Counted: 9

Fresh: 8

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.6/10

Runtime: 70 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: John Huston's classic film adaptation of the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young man's first experience in war. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War the film ponders the... John Huston's classic film adaptation of the 1895 novel by Stephen Crane about a young man's first experience in war. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War the film ponders the feelings of anxiety and finally outright fear in a boy preparing for battle. Henry (Audie Murphy) loses his illusions of heroism during his first skirmish, and just prior to engaging the enemy for the second time, he deserts the field of combat and enters an idyllic world of the forest. Witnessing his friend's death and receiving an accidental wound from a retreating soldier, Henry comes to terms with realities of warfare. [More]

Starring: Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Arthur Hunnicutt, Douglas Dick

Starring: Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Arthur Hunnicutt, Douglas Dick, John Dierkes, Royal Dano, Andy Devine, Robert Easton, Smith Ballew, Glenn Strange

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston
Producer: Gottfried Reinhardt
Story: Stephen Crane
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper

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06/24/06
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07/22/05
Emanuel Levy
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What's truly amazing is how good the film is despite MGM slicing it up in the re-editing process.

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07/07/05
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Almost seems like a documentary in look, action, acting. A Huston gem.

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10/30/04
Steve Crum
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Carol Cling
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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
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Through Henry, The Red Badge of Courage allows us to face the chaos and confusion, the terror and futility, of both large-scale, national strife and inner, personal turmoil.

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11/01/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Despite the studio's editing hatchet job, this remains a powerful tale of redemption

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Dan Jardine
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