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.
00:06:14 How do trucks get through enemy pockets?
00:08:49 Yeah.
00:12:03 Sergeant Kallek?
00:15:19 I guess we should get to know each other a little better.
00:18:25 One for the boys All right, fellas.
00:22:01 Don't tell me there's a disaster up here.
00:26:08 Here, Red. Let's take a look.
00:31:45 So let's get this stuff on the ground.
00:35:54 All I wanna know is your name. Antoinette DuBois.
00:38:13 Mettez-vous la a votre aise, monsieur.
00:42:56 - Good morning, sir. Where do we sleep? - Where've you been?
00:45:28 "Where those mademoiselles that were supposed to be waitin' to throw their arms around us?"
00:48:50 It's a formal request, sir.
00:51:43 Hold it! Hold it!
00:55:34 Hey, do you suppose we're gonna drop this stuff behind the German lines...
00:58:32 I don't see any scar. It's there.
01:02:35 Here's the food I promised ya. I guess you're a little hungry by now.
01:05:51 Partridge. Hey!
01:08:23 Somethin' went wrong with the truck. It jackknifed
01:11:52 He's being released to me. I'd rather take the rap.
01:16:29 climb a building if you have to.
09:04:01 and mount up!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed985
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line09:04:01

Production Record

DirectorBudd Boetticher
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes983