Red Ball Express (1952)

Original title

The Red Ball Express

Directed by

Budd Boetticher

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

American soldiers drive supply trucks through enemy territory in France after D-Day. They face ambushes and sabotage to keep the front lines fueled.

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What happens

Red Ball Express is a 1952 American World War II war film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Jeff Chandler and Alex Nicol, featuring early screen appearances by Sidney Poitier and Hugh O'Brian. The film is based on the Red Ball Express convoys that took place after the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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