The Red Beret
The Red Beret (aka The Red Devils, The Big Jump and retitled Paratrooper for the US release) is a 1953 Technicolor British war film directed by Terence Young and starring Alan Ladd, Leo Genn and Susan Stephen.
Plot
Steve MacKendrick (Alan Ladd), nicknamed "Canada" because he claims he is from the country, volunteers in 1940 for the British military's parachute training facility. He has much more experience and leadership skills than he admits. Canada tries to become better acquainted with a pretty parachute rigger named Penny Gardner (Susan Stephen). She is initially put off by his attitude, but they eventually start dating. Both Penny and his new commander, Major Snow (Leo Genn), see potential (and a mystery that does not add up) in him, despite his strong efforts to avoid assuming any responsibility. Canada turns down Snow's offer to send him to officer school.
More details
| author | Richard Maibaum Sy Bartlett |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Terence Young |
| editor | Gordon Pilkington |
| events | aviation World War II |
| keywords | annaba bazooka best friend bone british military\'s parachute training facility bruneval german radar invasion of north africa kill no. 1 parachute training school raf north africa officer school operation biting operation torch parachute rigger raid on the german radar station regimental sergeant major trapped in a mine united states army air forces usaaf wound |
| musicBy | John Addison |
| producer | Albert R. Broccoli Irving Allen |
| productionCompany | Warwick Films |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | war |