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The Red Beret (1953) [NR]

Release Date:
August 11, 1953

Original Title:
The Red Beret

Alternate Titles:
Paratrooper
Sinal Vermelho
The Big Jump
The Red Devils

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Warwick Film Productions
Warwick Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 88

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Adaptation:
Sy Bartlett

Art Direction:
Edward Carrick

Book:
Hilary St George Saunders

Camera Operator:
Robert Day

Director:
Terence Young

Director of Photography:
John Wilcox

Editor:
Gordon Pilkington

Hairstylist:
Monica Hustler

Makeup Artist:
Freddie Williamson

Music:
John Addison

Producer:
Albert R. Broccoli
Irving Allen

Screenplay:
Richard Maibaum
Frank S. Nugent

Script Supervisor:
Betty Harley

Set Decoration:
Freda Pearson

Sound Recordist:
Bert Ross

Special Effects:
Cliff Richardson

Still Photographer:
Ray Hearne

Third Assistant Director:
Jack N. Green

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