The Red Ball Express

1952 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 983 VOTES · DIR. Budd Boetticher

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 985 lines

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00:00:16 History records that the invasion...
00:03:29 Hey, Charlie, they got another cartoon in here about General Gordon.
00:06:10 That road'll have to go through points that Patton's bypassed.
00:08:42 Would you believe it? By the time I got to Phoenix
00:11:53 These are our vehicles right behind us.
00:14:52 What do you think of this outfit, Sergeant?
00:18:06 Tell you what. When the going gets rough
00:21:45 - I guess I'm just lucky. - Well, wonderful. Now that you've established our gender
00:25:19 I think he read a book on Napoleon once, so now he wants to capture Europe single-handed.
00:31:23 Germans? Ten miles away?
00:35:34 That's, uh, hello. You understand?
00:37:51 Oh, bonjour. How do you do?
00:42:13 The line of trucks between here and the front is almost continuous.
00:44:52 This stuff was composed of two parts glue and one part perversity.
00:48:01 He was the one- I said get out of here. You tryin' to start a riot?
00:51:02 even if half of them are white.
00:54:30 He never did.
00:57:43 - One for Goering- - Are you guys on a gravy train?
01:01:17 Her bicycle.
01:04:55 It was you guys. When they saw all these supplies, they figured the war was as good as over.
01:07:30 What's your pleasure? Oh, you've had a few.
01:10:40 where one of Patton's spearheading tank outfits is bogged down.
01:15:11 Those guys get all the work and none of the glory.
01:20:46 Hey!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed985
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line01:20:46

Production Record

DirectorBudd Boetticher
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes983