{"id":72703,"date":"2021-06-10T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72703"},"modified":"2021-08-08T22:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T05:00:11","slug":"red-badge-of-courage-the-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72703","title":{"rendered":"Red Badge of Courage, The (1951)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He wished that he, too had a wound &#8212; a red badge of courage.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-72704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster-667x1024.png 667w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-of-Courage-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young man (Audie Murphy) fighting for the Union during the Civil War panics during his initial battle, but vows to redeem himself in future skirmishes.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audie Murphy Films<\/li>\n<li>Civil War <\/li>\n<li>Cowardice<\/li>\n<li>John Huston Films<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Huston&#8217;s adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage\">Stephen Crane&#8217;s classic novel<\/a> was notoriously butchered down from two+ hours to just 69 minutes by studio executives (with the original cut lost), yet it remains a potent viewing experience even in its truncated form. By honing in closely on the experiences of a trepidatious young private battling fear, shame, and anger, we see war as both traumatizing and ennobling. Casting decorated WWII veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audie_Murphy\">Audie Murphy<\/a> in the lead role was a brilliant choice:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Ensemble.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Ensemble.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Ensemble.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Ensemble-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Ensemble-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Ensemble-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and he&#8217;s surrounded by fine supporting actors as well &#8212; including Royal Dano as &#8220;The Tattered Man&#8221; in a performance that was severely truncated upon editing, but remains powerful even in the few glimpses we do see:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Dano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Dano.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Dano.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Dano-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Dano-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Dano-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film fanatics will likely appreciate seeing how Huston&#8217;s directorial genius emerges in nearly every scene of this finely shot, emotionally laden movie. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine ensemble performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Group.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Group.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Group.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Group-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Group-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Group-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Impressive battle scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Drums.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Drums.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Drums.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Drums-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Drums-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Drums-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Battle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Battle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Battle.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Battle-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Battle-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Battle-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stark imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Flags.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Flags.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Flags.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Flags-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Flags-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Flags-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harold Rosson&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Tree.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Tree.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Tree.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Tree-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Tree-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Red-Badge-Tree-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a powerfully told tale by a master director. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0043961\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-red-badge-of-courage\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s736red.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/389\/the-red-badge-of-courage#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He wished that he, too had a wound &#8212; a red badge of courage.&#8221; Synopsis: A young man (Audie Murphy) fighting for the Union during the Civil War panics during his initial battle, but vows to redeem himself in future skirmishes. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Audie Murphy Films Civil War Cowardice John Huston Films Soldiers Review: John Huston&#8217;s adaptation of Stephen Crane&#8217;s classic novel was notoriously butchered down from two+ hours to just 69 minutes by studio executives (with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72703\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72703"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75000,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72703\/revisions\/75000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}