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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!"
Original Release
05/29/1952
US Release
05/29/1952
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jeff Chandler | Lt. Chick Campbell / Lt. Campbell |
| Alex Nicol | Sgt. Red Kallek / Sgt. Kallek |
| Charles Drake | Narrator / Pvt. Ronald Partridge / Partridge |
| Judith Braun | Joyce McClellan / Joyce |
| Sidney Poitier | Robertson / Cpl. Andrew Robertson |
| Jacqueline Duval | Antoinette Dubois / Antoinette |
| Bubber Johnson | Pvt. Taffy Smith / Taffy |
| Davis Roberts | Pvt. Dave McCord |
| Hugh O'Brian | Pvt. Wilson / Wilson |
| Frank Chase | Pvt. Higgins / Higgins |
Directors
Writers
John Michael Hayes, Marcy Klauber, William Grady Jr.
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jeff Chandler | Lt. Chick Campbell / Lt. Campbell |
| Alex Nicol | Sgt. Red Kallek / Sgt. Kallek |
| Charles Drake | Narrator / Pvt. Ronald Partridge / Partridge |
| Judith Braun | Joyce McClellan / Joyce |
| Sidney Poitier | Robertson / Cpl. Andrew Robertson |
| Jacqueline Duval | Antoinette Dubois / Antoinette |
| Bubber Johnson | Pvt. Taffy Smith / Taffy |
| Davis Roberts | Pvt. Dave McCord |
| Hugh O'Brian | Pvt. Wilson / Wilson |
| Frank Chase | Pvt. Higgins / Higgins |
| Cindy Garner | Kitty Walsh / Kitty |
| Gregg Palmer | Tank Lieutenant |
| John Hudson | Tank Sergeant |
| Jack Kelly | Heyman |
| Howard Petrie | Maj. Gen. Lee Gordon / General Gordon |
| Douglas Bank | Mechanic |
| Nan Boardman | French Peasant Mother |
| Eugene Borden | Dubois -- Antoinette's Father |
| Forest Burns | Minor Role |
| Sidney Clute | Military Police Captain |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John W. Rogers | Producer |
| Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
