The red badge of courage [videorecording] / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Gottfried Reinhardt ; screenplay by John Huston ; directed by John Huston.
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FilmPublisher number: 65730 | Turner Entertainment Co.Language: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: [New York] : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [c2003]Description: 1 videodisc (69 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0790776677
- 9780790776675
- Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; film editor, Ben Lewis ; music, Bronislau Kaper.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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. When he finally gets his opportunity, he realizes that he is no less frightened than before; it is simply that he has learned to push on in spite of that fear. A comparative newcomer to films, Murphy acquits himself magnificently in the difficult title role; equally impressive are political cartoonist Bill Mauldin as "The Loud Soldier," John Dierkes as "The Tall Soldier" and Royal Dano as "The Tattered Man." When Red Badge of Courage tested poorly in preview, the studio sliced it down to 69 minutes and added a narrator (James Whitmore) to clarify the more obscure plot passages. Further hurting the film was Bronislaus Kaper's overbaked musical score, which seemed more suited to a gung-ho John Wayne flick than a comparatively intimate tale of personal fortitude. Though the finished product plays like a Reader's Digest adaptation, a few brilliant passages remain, notably the sequence in which a commanding officer ingratiatingly lies to his troops for the sake of morale. Like Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons, Red Badge of Courage is a truncated classic -- but a classic, all the same. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Based on the novel by Stephen Crane.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Director of photography, Harold Rosson ; film editor, Ben Lewis ; music, Bronislau Kaper.
Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Andy Devine.
The story of Henry Fleming and his grappling with fear and courage as a Union Army recruit during the Civil War.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD.
English or French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned in English.