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Red Ball Express: Directed by Budd Boetticher. With Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Charles Drake, Judith Braun. Story of the military truck drivers who kept the Allied armies supplied in Europe during World War II.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Budd Boetticher
- 1952-08-29
Red Ball Express. (film) Red Ball Express is a 1952 American World War II war film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Jeff Chandler and Alex Nicol, featuring early screen appearances by Sidney Poitier and Hugh O'Brian. The film is based on the Red Ball Express convoys that took place after the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944.
In real life, the so-called "Red Ball Express" was organized by Maj. Gen. Frank Ross. In the movie, for which Ross served as technical advisor, the Red Ball Express' commander is Lt. Chick Campbell, played by Jeff Chandler, and he must whip into shape his mix of jaded veterans and raw recruits as they carry out the operation.
- Budd Boetticher, John Sherwood
- Jeff Chandler
Jun 21, 2016 · Product Description. Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol and Charles Drake portray one of the untold heroic stories of World War II in Red Ball Express. 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 goods to the soldiers.
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- Universal
- $19.99
- Budd Boetticher, Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol
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Aug 14, 2020 · Red Ball Express tells the story of a group of soldiers who must create a route through mined roads in order to deliver armaments to General Patton. In order to get all the supplies to him, Lt. Chick Campbell (Jeff Chandler) insists the soldiers drive all day and all night, and turn around on another run as soon as they return. The grueling ...
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Red Ball Express is a 1952 World War II war film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Jeff Chandler. The film is based on the real Red Ball Express convoys that took place after the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944. The tag line for the movie is "From beachhead to battlefront! They carry the ammo for Patton's Tanks!"
