The Red Beret (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Terence Young |
| Producer(s) | Irving Allen, Albert R. Broccoli, Anthony Bushell (associate) |
| Top Genres | Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Red Beret (1953) was a Drama - War Film directed by Terence Young and produced by Anthony Bushell, Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli.
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Some of the characters in the film are based on actual people, but their names have been changed in suggestive ways. Major Snow is based on the real John Frost. Major General Whiting represents the real General Browning (and the actor bears quite a resemblance to him).
For the lead role in this picture playing Steve MacKendrick (aka Canada), Alan Ladd was paid US $ 200,000 for eleven weeks work. Ladd also received free accommodation and first class travel for his family (his wife and four children) and their nurse. Ladd also apparently received a back-end points deal receiving 10% of gross box-office receipts over the US$2 million mark described as "deferred compensation" in United States Court of Appeals legal documents. Ladd worked on this picture from 20 September 20 1952 until 6 December 1952.
This film stars Alan Ladd whose arguably most successful film, Shane, filmed prior to this movie, was released in the same year as this picture. Ladd appeared in four films in 1953, the others being Desert Legion and Botany Bay.
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For the lead role in this picture playing Steve MacKendrick (aka Canada), Alan Ladd was paid US $ 200,000 for eleven weeks work. Ladd also received free accommodation and first class travel for his family (his wife and four children) and their nurse. Ladd also apparently received a back-end points deal receiving 10% of gross box-office receipts over the US$2 million mark described as "deferred compensation" in United States Court of Appeals legal documents. Ladd worked on this picture from 20 September 20 1952 until 6 December 1952.
This film stars Alan Ladd whose arguably most successful film, Shane, filmed prior to this movie, was released in the same year as this picture. Ladd appeared in four films in 1953, the others being Desert Legion and Botany Bay.
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