La Charge victorieuse (1951)
Au printemps 1862, alors que la Guerre Civile fait rage, le 304ème Régiment de l’armée de l’Union se morfond ; multipliant les exercices inutiles, rendus inquiets par le manque d’informations sur les évènements et s’ennuyant à mourir à force de ne pas avoir à se battre, les jeunes volontaires n’ont qu’une hâte, partir au front. Pour certains comme Henry Fleming (Audie Murphy), ce sera le baptême du feu ; tout en étant impatient d’en découdre en livrant sa première bataille, lorsque le moment fatidique arrive la peur s’empare de lui. Lors du second assaut des Confédérés dévalant d’une colline avec force cris, le soldat prend ses jambes à son cou et, tournant le dos à l’ennemi, s’enfuit à perdre haleine. Il se cache dans des fourrés et tarde un peu à reprendre ses esprits ; il croise d’interminables colonnes de blessés qui s’éloignent du front et, parmi eux, l’un de ses camarades qui meurt dans ses bras. Il ne s’en met pas moins à envier ses derniers qui ne retourneront pas combattre...
Directeur: John Huston
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Audie Murphy as The Youth |
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Bill Mauldin as The Loud Soldier |
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Douglas Dick as The Lieutenant |
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Royal Dano as The Tattered Man |
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John Dierkes as Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier |
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Arthur Hunnicutt as Bill Porter |
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Tim Durant as The General |
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Andy Devine as The Cheery Soldier |
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Robert Easton as Thompson |
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William Phipps as Officer (uncredited) |
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William Schallert as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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John Huston as Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited) |
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Don Anderson as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Smith Ballew as Union Captain (uncredited) |
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Albert Band as Union Soldier Fording River (uncredited) |
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Gregg Barton as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Whit Bissell as Wounded Officer (uncredited) |
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Robert Board as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Chet Brandenburg as Wounded Soldier (uncredited) |
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Edwin Breen as Confederate Flag Bearer (uncredited) |
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Joe Brown Jr. as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Benny Burt as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Robert Cavendish as Wounded Soldier (uncredited) |
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Mack Chandler as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Robert Cherry as Singing Soldier (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Clark as Stevens (uncredited) |
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Lyle Clark as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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David Clarke as Corporal by Campfire (uncredited) |
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John Cliff as Soldier (uncredited) |
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John Crawford as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Dick Curtis as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Bert Davidson as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Bob Davis as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Dennis Dengate as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) |
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Billy Dix as Soldier (uncredited) |
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James Dobson as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Gloria Eaton as Southern Woman at Farm (uncredited) |
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Lynn Farr as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Robert Fischer as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Gene Garrick as Soldier (uncredited) |
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William Grueneberg as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Bill Hale as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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James Harrison as General's Aide (uncredited) |
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Joe Haworth as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Dick Haynes as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Jim Hayward as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Ed Hinton as Corporal (uncredited) |
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Shep Houghton as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Tennessee Jim as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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I. Stanford Jolley as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Todd Karns as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Norman Kent as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Fred Kohler Jr. as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Herb Latimer as Corporal (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Emmett Lynn as Jake - Veteran (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Casey MacGregor as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Joel Marston as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Strother Martin as Corporal (voice) (uncredited) |
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Frank McGrath as Captain (uncredited) |
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Frank Melton as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Robert Nichols as Fat Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Lou Nova as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Allen O'Locklin as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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George Offerman, Jr. as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Ivan Parry as Soldier (uncredited) |
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House Peters Jr. as Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited) |
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William Phillips as Veteran Officer (uncredited) |
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Obed 'Bubb' Pickard Jr. as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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John Piffle as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Dixon Porter as Union Army Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Lee Roberts as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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William Roberts as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Buddy Roosevelt as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Mickey Simpson as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Glenn Strange as Colonel (uncredited) |
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Frank Sully as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Hugh Thomas Jr as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tovey as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Dan White as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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James Whitmore as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Guy Wilkerson as Veteran (uncredited) |
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Wilson Wood as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Duke York as Veteran (uncredited) |
| Writing | Stephen Crane | Novel |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Directing | Ridgeway Callow | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrew Marton | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Albert Band | Writer |
| Editing | Ben Lewis | Editor |
| Production | Dore Schary | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gottfried Reinhardt | Producer |
| Writing | John Huston | Writer |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Hickman | Stunts |
| Art | Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Terry Wilson | Stunts |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
