bellaorologio The movies plot is set during the American Civil War. This movie mainly shows the events of the Battle of Chancellorsville. The movie shows all aspects of the war including music, thoughts/feelings of the soldiers and the damage that is done. The movie mainly revolves around one character, Henry which shows his growth during the war. He starts off questioning why he is a soldier and is very frightened but ends up being very brave and sure of himself in the end.

Spikeopath The Red Badge of Courage is directed by John Huston who also co-adapts to screenplay with Albert Band from the novel of the same name written by Stephen Crane. It stars Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, Andy Devine, Robert Easton, Douglas Dick, Royal Dano, Arthur Hunnicutt and Tim Durant. Music is by Bronislau Kaper and cinematography by Harold Rosson. The American Civil War and Union soldiers head South to confront the Confederate army. Young Henry Fleming (Murphy) is ill prepared for the horrors of war, so when the crunch comes he retreats from the first battle he's faced with and has a life choice of either being known as a coward, or find something from within to make him strong enough to return to the front line. Nutshell History Of The Production. John Huston believed that this could have been his masterpiece, but an MGM power struggle saw the film butchered. A narration was insisted upon after poor test screenings, Huston washed his hands off the picture, while Lillian Ross produced a critically acclaimed book about the production. With no fanfare or bunting put out by the studio to promote the picture, the eventual 70 minute cut of the movie flopped as audiences didn't quite like the tonal flows of the piece. Over time, even in its truncated form of just under 70 minutes, pic has garnered praise to become something of a classic as it stands, while also being considered as a lost masterpiece due to the cut material apparently being lost forever. Beautifully photographed by Rosson, it's a film that has often been tagged as some sort of arty exercise. Yet it never once feels like it has ideas above its station, it quite simply is a very intimate and touching portrayal of Americans fighting Americans. It doesn't soft soap anything, deftly imbuing the narrative with the awfulness of the war and the effect on those wearing the uniforms. The period design is superb, the battle sequences crafted with great skill by Huston, and in Murphy the pic has a great fulcrum for youthful confusion acted with a skill that many still think he didn't have. Up close and personal, with raw emotional seeping from its pores, The Red Badge of Courage is a potent exercise in war film making. As Audie stands there at culmination of battle charge, holding in his hands the battered flags of both the Union and the Confederacy, the impact is quite something to behold. 8.5/10

rbrb Superb war film!A company of soldiers in the fore front of the American civil war are facing head-on combat battles with their enemy. One youthful soldier is terrified of his situation and the question is: how -if at all- will he handle his fears?Excellent atmospheric battle scenes. The viewer can taste and feel the blood and the dirt and the fear. Brilliant direction and camera work with a very intelligent script to match. Great in black and white but I wonder if this picture could be colorized. The cynical viewer might see in this movie lambs being manipulated and sent to the slaughter, but that said:More than 60 years old, why can't they make films like this nowadays???8/10

Petri Pelkonen This is a movie about Henry Fleming, a young recruit at the American Civil War, who overcomes his fears and becomes a hero.The Red Badge of Courage (1951) is directed by John Huston and it's based on Stephen Crane's novel.Audie Murphy, who became the most decorated United States soldier during World War II, is excellent as The Youth.Bill Mauldin is great as The Loud Soldier.Douglas Dick is terrific as The Lieutenant.Royal Dano is very good as The Tattered Man.John Dierkes does a great job as The Tall Soldier.Arthur Hunnicott is brilliant as Bill Porter.Tim Durant is superb as The General.Andy Devine is amazing as The Cheery Soldier.Also great job by Robert Easton, who plays Thompson.The director is seen as Grizzled Union Veteran.There are pretty many great scenes in this movie.It's one great scene where Henry confronts a seriously wounded friend, who runs to the fields.This is a fine movie of fear, and then being able to find that courage you need on the battlefield.