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The Red Badge of Courage

Based On the book by Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage is a 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer American war film directed by John Huston and produced by Gottfried Reinhardt, with Dore Schary as executive producer. Huston wrote the screenplay, adapted by Albert Band from Stephen Crane's 1895 novel of the same name. The film's cinematographer was Harold Rosson, and the music score was composed by Bronislau Kaper. The production of the film is the subject of Lillian Ross's 1952 book Picture, originally published as a series in The New Yorker.

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Release date:
1951
Director:
John Huston
Cast:
Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Andy Devine, Robert Easton, Douglas Dick
Genre:
Drama, War
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of The Red Badge of Courage
The Book · 1894

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

Poster for The Red Badge of Courage
The Film · 1951

The Red Badge of Courage

John Huston

★ 7.1 / 10 5,370 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 57 years after publication.

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