The Red Beret poster

The Red Beret( 1953)

TV-MAWarDrama
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Alan Ladd at his greatest in this ripcord thriller that rips at your emotions!

Overview

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alan Ladd

      Steve 'Canada' McKendrick

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      Leo Genn

      Major J. Snow

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      Susan Stephen

      Penny Gardner

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      Harry Andrews

      R.S.M.

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      Donald Houston

      Taffy

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      Anthony Bushell

      General Whiting

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      Patric Doonan

      Flash

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      Stanley Baker

      Breton

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      Lana Morris

      Pinky

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      Tim Turner

      Rupert

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      Anton Diffring

      The Pole

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      Thomas Heathcote

      Alf

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      Carl Duering

      Rossi

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      John Boxer

      Flight Sergeant Box

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      Harry Locke

      Medical Orderly

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      Michael Balfour

      American Sergeant

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      Guido Lorraine

      German Officer

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      Walter Gotell

      German Sentry

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    Maybe not the strongest of vehicles for Alan Ladd, this one. He is serving with the Canadian contingent of the British Army's paratroop regiment and doesn't care much for promotion or authority - he just wants to get the job done. His boss, though "Maj. Snow" (Leo Genn) reckons there is more too it, and after a bit of investigation he discovers that "Canada" has a recently tragic past. A decent cast of British stalwarts try to get the thing going, but the first half hour or so is all just way to slow. A few spats with Stanley Baker's "Breton" tell us most of what we need to now about "Canada" p...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • british army
    • parachute
    • us army
    • paratrooper
    • german radar