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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According to the book 'British War Films, 1939-1945: The Cinema and the Services' by S.P. Mackenzie, facilities, locations and background artists were supplied to the production by The Parachute Regiment. These were all provided at the Royal Air Force's RAF Abingdon Parachute School at Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England.
This movie's opening preamble states: "Somewhere in England. The Year 1940 - After Dunkirk."
According to Richard Todd's 1986 auto-biography 'Caught in the Act', this film's director Terence Young's first choice for the lead role of Steve MacKendrick (aka Canada) was him, Richard Todd. Apparently, Todd thought the part was "far fetched" and turned it down. Todd did appear a couple of years later in another movie about the Second World War involving flying. He played Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. in The Dam Busters.
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This movie's opening preamble states: "Somewhere in England. The Year 1940 - After Dunkirk."
According to Richard Todd's 1986 auto-biography 'Caught in the Act', this film's director Terence Young's first choice for the lead role of Steve MacKendrick (aka Canada) was him, Richard Todd. Apparently, Todd thought the part was "far fetched" and turned it down. Todd did appear a couple of years later in another movie about the Second World War involving flying. He played Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. in The Dam Busters.
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