The Red Badge of Courage (1951 film)
| The Red Badge of Courage | |
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Screenplay by | John Huston Albert Band |
| Based on | The Red Badge of Courage 1895 novel by Stephen Crane |
| Produced by | Gottfried Reinhardt Dore Schary |
| Starring | Audie Murphy Bill Mauldin Andy Devine Robert Easton Douglas Dick Tim Durant |
| Narrated by | James Whitmore |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 120 min (lost original version) 69 min (edited and current version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,673,000 |
| Box office | $1,080,000 |
The Red Badge of Courage is a 1951 MGM 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 magazine.
The American Civil War film is a sparse but faithful retelling of the story and incorporates the book's narration The film stars former World War II hero Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Andy Devine, Arthur Hunnicutt and Royal Dano.