The Red Beret
The Red Beret
Release: 1953-08-11
·Runtime: 88m
·★ 6.6
War
Drama
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Warwick Film Productions
Columbia Pictures
Warwick Productions
Cast
Patric Doonan
as Flash
Tim Turner
as Rupert
Thomas Heathcote
as Alf
Alan Ladd
as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
Stanley Baker
as Breton
Lana Morris
as Pinky
Anton Diffring
as The Pole
Guido Lorraine
as German Officer
Walter Gotell
as German Sentry
Leo Genn
as Major J. Snow
Susan Stephen
as Penny Gardner
Harry Andrews
as R.S.M.
Anthony Bushell
as General Whiting
Carl Duering
as Rossi
Harry Locke
as Medical Orderly
Michael Balfour
as American Sergeant
Donald Houston
as Taffy
