| Uniform Title |
Red Ball Express (Motion picture : 1952) |
| Title |
Red Ball Express. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©1952 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (84 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4104. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. |
| "From the beachhead to the battlefront, they carry the ammo for Patton's tanks!" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Budd Boetticher ; produced by Aaron Rosenberg ; screenplay by John Michael Hayes. |
| Performers |
Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Judith Braun, Charles Drake, Jacqueline Duval, Sidney Poitier, Hugh O'Brian. |
| Summary |
During the height of the war, Patton's Third Army is in desperate need of supplies after a successful invasion of Paris. An elite military truck force is established to deliver the goods to the soldiers. Members of this platoon must not only withstand minefields and Nazi resistance, they must also learn to overcome their personal and racial prejudices towards one another. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 1.33:1, 4:3 standard. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation -- Drama |
| Military convoys -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Historical films |
| Black and white films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Boetticher, Budd, 1916-2001 director. |
| Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008 screenwriter. |
| Rosenberg, Aaron, 1912-1979 producer. |
| Chandler, Jeff, 1918-1961 actor. |
| Nicol, Alex, 1916-2001 actor. |
| Braun, Judith actor. |
| Drake, Charles, 1917-1994 actor. |
| Duval, Jacqueline, 1932- actor. |
| Poitier, Sidney actor. |
| O'Brian, Hugh actor. |
| Series |
Combat classics |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Boetticher, Budd, 1916-2001 .
- Braun, Judith .
- Chandler, Jeff, 1918-1961 .
- Drake, Charles, 1917-1994 .
- Duval, Jacqueline, 1932- .
- Hayes, John Michael, 1919-2008 .
- Nicol, Alex, 1916-2001 .
- O'Brian, Hugh .
- Poitier, Sidney .
- Rosenberg, Aaron, 1912-1979 .
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