Lt. Campbell
Jeff Chandler
Lt. Campbell
The Red Ball Express
“FROM BEACHHEAD TO BATTLEFRONT! THEY CARRY THE AMMO FOR PATTON'S TANKS!”
5.8
1952
1h 23m
ActionDramaWar
Director: Budd Boetticher
Overview
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.
Trailer
Red Ball Express - Available now Official
Cast
Sgt. Kallek
Alex Nicol
Sgt. Kallek
Partridge
Charles Drake
Partridge
Joyce
Judith Braun
Joyce
Robertson
Sidney Poitier
Robertson
Antoinette
Jacqueline Duval
Antoinette
Taffy
Bubber Johnson
Taffy
McCord
Davis Roberts
McCord
Wilson
Hugh O'Brian
Wilson
Higgins
Frank Chase
Higgins
Kitty
Cindy Garner
Kitty
Tank Lieutenant
Gregg Palmer
Tank Lieutenant
Reviews
SiriusB
I first saw this movie over 40 years ago & found it enjoyable. Little did I realize that many years later, I myself would be a military truck driver, which thankfully was better organized than the situation shown in the film. Those men & women had it tough during those days & should be remembered.
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I am afraid that I never was much of a fan of Jeff Chandler and sadly, here, he adds very little by way of star quality to this pretty routine wartime drama. He is "Campbell" who leads a squad of truck drivers who are given the onerous, and frankly under-appreciated, task of keeping General Patton's Third Army supplied with gasoline as they advance, at break-neck speed, through France. Setting aside the nature of their job, what ensues here has all been seen many times. The platoon must navigate their personal differences, racial prejudices, Nazi attacks, and even a minefield as the pressure on them from above to deliver the crucially needed fuel mounts - despite distinct lacks of central co-ordination from the US Army and of enthusiasm on the part of the enemy to play ball! The supporting cast is dominated by Sidney Poitier, but not in an especially potent fashion - he has a presence as an actor that draws the eye, but the dialogue and narrative of the rest of this rarely draws the ear. It's sometimes quite pithy, though, a dark soldier's humour that does raise a smile now and again but I'm afraid the contribution from Chandler sets the bar pretty low, and low it stays throughout.
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