The Red Ball Express
FROM BEACHHEAD TO BATTLEFRONT! THEY CARRY THE AMMO FOR PATTON'S TANKS!
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Produced by Universal International Pictures
A straightforward WWII action-drama about military truck drivers maintaining supply lines during the invasion of France, balancing duty, camaraderie, and the urgency of war.
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.
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Same Mood as The Red Ball Express
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Like The Red Ball Express, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
