The Red Badge of Courage1951
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
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Cast
as The Youth
as The Loud Soldier
as The Tall Soldier
as The Tattered Man
as Lieutenant
as Bill Porter
as Fat Soldier
as Thompson
as Captain
as Colonel
as Union Soldier
as Sergeant
as Captain
as General
as Southern Girl
as Soldier Who Sings
as Wounded Officer
as Officer
as Corporal
as Confederate Soldier
as Narrator
Critic Reviews for The Red Badge of Courage
All Critics (10) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
The fall and redemption of the protagonist, while clearly predictable, is still intelligently and effectively executed
What's truly amazing is how good the film is despite MGM slicing it up in the re-editing process.
Almost seems like a documentary in look, action, acting. A Huston gem.
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.
Despite the studio's editing hatchet job, this remains a powerful tale of redemption
Audience Reviews for The Red Badge of Courage
In spite of the studio's blasphemous 'recut' of John Huston's work, The Red Badge of Courage successfully illuminates the fragile psyche of the foot soldier in harm's way. Audie Murphy, given his own combat experience, seems perfectly cast as the civil war private battling fear and self-doubt while serving in a union regiment. Like the source material from which it sprang, this film is a study in humanity and man's astonishing ability to persevere.
Super Reviewer
For 1951 it was a pretty great movie. It had a great behind it, and got it acrossed well. I felt it ended a little suddenly, and to me it seemed like there seemed to be something missing, though im not sure what, but overall, it was a film , for any civil war buff, too see.
Super Reviewer
Heavily scissored by the studio, it's distressing to think how good Huston's Civil War flick could have been. It has some truly gorgeous visuals, in particular the close-ups of the young soldiers facing their first taste of warfare and the shot of the sunlight breaking through in shafts through the trees. The decision to keep the novel's anonymous characters (the film is adapted from a Stephen Crane novel), pays off, adding to the sense of alienation in combat (they are referred to in adjective titles, ie: 'The Tattered Man', 'The Tall Soldier'). Murphy also convinces as a young lad staring death in the face, and his eventual defiance in not letting the flags touch the ground makes for some striking cinematography, irregardless of your stance on war. Sadly, this would-be great was truncated down to just over an hour's worth of footage, making it a frustrating experience. In doing so, the audience feels a little short-changed by Murphy getting over his demons in about fifty minutes, the same effect as watching the regular cut of Apocalypse Now after one has grown accustomed to the full nightmare of Redux. What could have been....
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