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The Red Badge of Courage 1951 Directed by John Huston

Stephen Crane's Great American Story of the Civil War

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere War
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1,640,000
Release Date 27 September 1951
69 mins
Cast
Audie Murphy The Youth
Bill Mauldin The Loud Soldier
Douglas Dick The Lieutenant
Royal Dano The Tattered Man
John Dierkes Jim Conklin - the Tall Soldier
Arthur Hunnicutt Bill Porter
Tim Durant The General
Andy Devine The Cheery Soldier
Robert Easton Thompson
William Phipps Officer (uncredited)
William Schallert Union Soldier (uncredited)
John Huston Grizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)
Don Anderson Soldier (uncredited)
Smith Ballew Union Captain (uncredited)
Albert Band Union Soldier Fording River (uncredited)
Gregg Barton Soldier (uncredited)
Whit Bissell Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Robert Board Soldier (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Edwin Breen Confederate Flag Bearer (uncredited)
Joe Brown Jr. Soldier (uncredited)
Benny Burt Union Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Cavendish Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Mack Chandler Veteran (uncredited)
Robert Cherry Singing Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Clark Stevens (uncredited)
Lyle Clark Union Soldier (uncredited)
David Clarke Corporal by Campfire (uncredited)
John Cliff Soldier (uncredited)
John Crawford Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Curtis Veteran (uncredited)
Bert Davidson Union Soldier (uncredited)
Bob Davis Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Dengate Lieutenant (uncredited)
James Dime Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Billy Dix Soldier (uncredited)
James Dobson Soldier (uncredited)
Gloria Eaton Southern Woman at Farm (uncredited)
Lynn Farr Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Fischer Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Gene Garrick Soldier (uncredited)
William Grueneberg Union Soldier (uncredited)
Bill Hale Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
James Harrison General's Aide (uncredited)
Joe Haworth Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Haynes Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Jim Hayward Soldier (uncredited)
Ed Hinton Corporal (uncredited)
Shep Houghton Union Soldier (uncredited)
Tennessee Jim Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley Veteran (uncredited)
Todd Karns Soldier (uncredited)
Norman Kent Veteran (uncredited)
Fred Kohler Jr. Veteran (uncredited)
Herb Latimer Corporal (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt Union Soldier (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn Jake - Veteran (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons Soldier (uncredited)
Casey MacGregor Veteran (uncredited)
Joel Marston Union Soldier (uncredited)
Strother Martin Corporal (voice) (uncredited)
Frank McGrath Captain (uncredited)
Frank Melton Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Nichols Fat Union Soldier (uncredited)
Lou Nova Veteran (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin Union Soldier (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr. Union Soldier (uncredited)
Ivan Parry Soldier (uncredited)
House Peters Jr. Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited)
William Phillips Veteran Officer (uncredited)
Obed 'Bubb' Pickard Jr. Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
John Piffle Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Dixon Porter Union Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Lee Roberts Union Soldier (uncredited)
William Roberts Soldier (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt Veteran (uncredited)
Mickey Simpson Veteran (uncredited)
Glenn Strange Colonel (uncredited)
Frank Sully Veteran (uncredited)
Hugh Thomas Jr Soldier (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey Soldier (uncredited)
Dan White Sergeant (uncredited)
James Whitmore Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson Veteran (uncredited)
Wilson Wood Union Soldier (uncredited)
Duke York Veteran (uncredited)