

The Red Ball Express
FROM BEACHHEAD TO BATTLEFRONT! THEY CARRY THE AMMO FOR PATTON'S TANKS!
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNRLos Angeles, California24 May 1952
- Theatrical29 May 1952
FinlandFI
- Theatrical29 Aug 1952
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1821 Aug 1958
SwedenSE
- Theatrical (limited)1524 Nov 1952
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The Red Ball Express was released on 29 May 1952.
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SiriusB
12/14/2012
I first saw this movie over 40 years ago & found it enjoyable. Little did I realize that many years later, I myself would be a military truck driver, which thankfully was better organized than the situation shown in the film. Those men & women had it tough during those days & should be remembered.
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CinemaSerf
9/3/2022
I am afraid that I never was much of a fan of Jeff Chandler and sadly, here, he adds very little by way of star quality to this pretty routine wartime drama. He is "Campbell" who leads a squad of truck drivers who are given the onerous, and frankly under-appreciated, task of keeping General Patton's Third Army supplied with gasoline as they advance, at break-neck speed, through France. Setting aside the nature of the…
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