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The Red Beret (aka The Red Devils, The Big Jump and retitled Paratrooper for the US release) is a 1953 British-American war film directed by Terence Young and starring Alan Ladd, Leo Genn and Susan Stephen.
Aug 12, 2023 · The Red Beret 1953 Alan Ladd, Leo Genn - British war movie. In 1940, an American claiming to be Canadian volunteers for the British Army’s paratroop school... ...more.
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The red beret is a military beret worn by many military police, paramilitary, commando, and police forces and should not be confused with the maroon beret worn by airborne troops all around the world.
This film is a very good look at the start of the British airborne forces during World War II. "Paratrooper" was released in America in late December 1953, more than four months after it premiered in the U. K. where it was called "The Red Beret." That is the name of the book from which the film is adapted, written by Hillary St. George Saunders.
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- Drama, War
- Terence Young
- 1953-10-01
The Red Beret (aka The Red Devils, The Big Jump and retitled Paratrooper for the US release) is a 1953 Technicolor British war film directed by Terence Young...
- 85 min
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- True Classic Movies
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.
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Experience the valour and camaraderie of airborne warriors with "The Red Beret" (1953), a thrilling war drama directed by Terence Young. Set against the back...
- 85 min
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- Classic British War Movies
