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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

NR 09/27/1951 War 1h 9m
64%
User
Score
7.1/10
87%

Stephen Crane's Great American Story of the Civil War

Overview

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.

John Huston

Director

Albert Band

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy

The Youth

Bill Mauldin

Bill Mauldin

The Loud Soldier

Douglas Dick

Douglas Dick

The Lieutenant

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

The Tattered Man

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier

Arthur Hunnicutt

Arthur Hunnicutt

Bill Porter

Tim Durant

Tim Durant

The General

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

The Cheery Soldier

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Thompson

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Media

The Red Badge of Courage Trailer

The Red Badge of Courage Trailer

Joe Dante on THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (Trailer Commentary)

Joe Dante on THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (Trailer Commentary)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on April 20, 2014

When Yellow Becomes Red.


The Red Badge of Courage is directed by John Huston who also co-adapts to screenplay with Albert Band from the novel of the same name written by Stephen Crane. It stars Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Andy Devine, Robert Easton, Douglas Dick, Royal Dano, Arthur Hunnicutt and Tim Durant. Music is by Bronislau Kaper and cinematography by Harold Rosson.

The American Civil War and Union soldiers head South to confront the Confederate army. Young Henry Fleming (Murphy) is ill prepared for the horrors of war, so when the crunch comes he retreats from the first battle he’s faced with and has a life choice of either being known as a coward, or find something from within to make him strong enough to return to the front line.

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on January 6, 2025

Audie Murphy quite potently epitomises the fighting spirit of the young "Fleming" at the height of the US Civil War. He's most certainly not a coward, but he's no warrior either and as he becomes exposed to the repetitive, seemingly endless, horrors of the war he really isn't sure whether to stand and fight or run and hide. Even if he were to succumb to the later survival instinct and still survive, could he endure the consequent shame? If he steps up the mark, will it make him ever an angry and violent man? What's also clear here is the extent to which he is not alone amongst the solders of both sides, their officers - even the general, are all conflicted to an extent as the bodies mount amidst all the mud, splintered trees and tears. It's a curiously short film that rather offers us a ba...

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