ApprovedThe Red Ball Express

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Play Time: 83 mins
Action, Drama, War
The Red Ball Express

Overview:
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.

Status: Released (1952-05-29)
Screen:John Michael Hayes, Marcy Klauber, William Grady Jr.
Productions: Universal International Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
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SiriusB

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I first saw this movie over 40 years ago & found it enjoyable. Little did I realize that many years later, I myself would be a military truck driver, which thankfully was better organized than the situation shown in the film. Those men & women had it tough during those days & sho ....

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CinemaSerf

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I am afraid that I never was much of a fan of Jeff Chandler and sadly, here, he adds very little by way of star quality to this pretty routine wartime drama. He is "Campbell" who leads a squad of truck drivers who are given the onerous, and frankly under-appreciated, task of keeping ....

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