The Red Beret

The Red Beret

88 mins | Drama, War | Aug. 11, 1953

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.

The Red Beret

88 mins | Drama, War | Aug. 11, 1953

The Red Beret
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Columbia Pictures, Warwick Film Productions
Original title The Red Beret
Directors Jack N. Green, Betty Harley, Terence Young
Writers Hilary St George Saunders, Sy Bartlett, Frank S. Nugent, Richard Maibaum

Cast

Alan Ladd

as Steve 'Canada' McKendrick

Leo Genn

as Major J. Snow

Susan Stephen

as Penny Gardner

Harry Andrews

as R.S.M.

Donald Houston

as Taffy

Anthony Bushell

as General Whiting

Patric Doonan

as Flash

Stanley Baker

as Breton

Lana Morris

as Pinky

Tim Turner

as Rupert

Anton Diffring

as The Pole

Carl Duering

as Rossi

John Boxer

as Flight Sergeant Box

Harry Locke

as Medical Orderly

Michael Balfour

as American Sergeant

Guido Lorraine

as German Officer

Walter Gotell

as German Sentry