The Red Ball Express (1952)
Augustus 1944: Pattons Derde Leger gaat verder met de invasie van Frankrijk en is zo ver richting Parijs opgeschoven dat het niet kan worden bevoorraad. Om het momentum vast te houden, legt het geallieerde hoofdkwartier een elite militaire vrachtwagenroute uit.
Regiseur:
Budd Boetticher
Schrijver:
John Michael Hayes
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Jeff Chandler as Lt. Campbell |
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Alex Nicol as Sgt. Kallek |
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Charles Drake as Partridge |
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Judith Braun as Joyce |
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Sidney Poitier as Robertson |
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Jacqueline Duval as Antoinette |
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Bubber Johnson as Taffy |
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Davis Roberts as McCord |
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Hugh O'Brian as Wilson |
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Frank Chase as Higgins |
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Cindy Garner as Kitty |
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Gregg Palmer as Tank Lieutenant |
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John Hudson as Tank Sergeant |
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Jack Kelly as Heyman |
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Howard Petrie as General Gordon |
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Douglas Bank as Mechanic (uncredited) |
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George S. Patton as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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George Barrows as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited) |
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Nan Boardman as French Peasant Mother (uncredited) |
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Eugene Borden as Dubois -- Antoinette's Father (uncredited) |
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Forrest Burns as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Sidney Clute as Military Police Captain (uncredited) |
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Yola d'Avril as Barmaid (uncredited) |
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Michael Dale as Mechanic (uncredited) |
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Robert Dane as Guard (uncredited) |
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George Dee as French Waiter (uncredited) |
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Harold Dyrenforth as German Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Douglas Evans as Brigadier General at Briefing (uncredited) |
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Joe Freiden as Tanker (uncredited) |
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David Friedman as Mechanic (uncredited) |
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Richard F. Gaston as Tank Corporal (uncredited) |
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Thomas Browne Henry as Col. Carter (uncredited) |
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Bill Hickman as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited) |
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Don Hicks as Soldier in Bistro (uncredited) |
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Clark Howat as Military Police Captain (uncredited) |
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Jack Hyde as MP Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Engineer Captain (uncredited) |
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Syl Lamont as Jones (uncredited) |
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Harry Lauter as Lt. Michaelson -- Sentry (uncredited) |
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Tommy Long as Guard (uncredited) |
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Roger McGee as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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James McLaughlin as First Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Peter Michael as German Corporal (uncredited) |
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Bernard L. Montgomery as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Howard Negley as Major General (uncredited) |
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Murray Olshansky as Tank Private (uncredited) |
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John Pickard as Major (uncredited) |
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Walter Reed as Major (uncredited) |
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Ted Ryan as Sgt. Gorio (uncredited) |
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Leonard Schneider as Radio Operator (uncredited) |
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Emmett Smith as Military Police (uncredited) |
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Richard Solito as German Officer (uncredited) |
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Arthur Space as Colonel at Briefing (uncredited) |
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Gordon Walsh as Tanker (uncredited) |
| Production | Aaron Rosenberg | Producer |
| Directing | Budd Boetticher | Director |
| Camera | Maury Gertsman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Frank S. Ross | Technical Advisor |
| Editing | Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Art | Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Writing | Marcy Klauber | Story |
| Writing | William Grady Jr. | Story |
| Writing | John Michael Hayes | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Romaine | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | John Sherwood | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Donald Cunliffe | Sound |
| Sound | Henry Janssen | Sound |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Directing | Phil Bowles | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jack A. Bolger, Jr. | Sound |
| Directing | Marshall Green | Assistant Director |
| Production | Phil Benjamin | Casting |
| Lighting | John Brooks | Gaffer |