Red Ball Express

original title:
Red Ball Express
other titles:
(Unternehmen Rote Teufel)
country / year of production:
USA / 1952
original length:
83 min. , black/white
premiere:
29 May 1952, New York City
genre:
adventure
based on:
director:
Budd Boetticher
film script:
Billy Grady Jr. , John Michael Hayes
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Jeff Chandler , Charles Drake , Sidney Poitier , Alex Nicol
more:
plot synopsis:
This film takes place during World War II and deals with the rough-and-ready officer, who is leading a supply troop of the US army. His troop is abled to save the supply for general Pattons forces during the invasion of France.
keywords:
invasion , racism , D-Day , based on a true story , occupation
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
David Colley. The Road to Victory. The Untold Story of Race and World War II's Red Ball Express. Washington: Brassey's, 2000.
remarks:
Further information: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Ball_Express
availability:
VHS NTSC