The Red Badge of Courage (film)

The Red Badge of Courage is a 1951 film by John Huston, based on the Stephen Crane novel of the same name. The film is a sparse but faithful retelling of the story, incorporating narration from the text to move the plot forward. Audie Murphy, a hero of World War II who later went into acting, played the lead role of Henry Fielding; he was just one of many World War II veterans in the cast, giving the film a real sense of the horrors of war that were captured in the novel. Other actors include cartoonist Bill Mauldin, Andy Devine, Arthur Hunnicutt, and Royal Dano.

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1951 - John Huston - Stephen Crane - Novel - Plot - Audie Murphy - World War II - Bill Mauldin - Andy Devine - Arthur Hunnicutt - Royal Dano

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Although this was reportedly one of Huston's favorite films, he left the editing to his staff so that he could be on the set of his next project, The African Queen.

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