The Red Badge of Courage

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.

Genre : War

Runtime : 69 mins

Release Date : 1951-09-27

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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 a...

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 ...

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))