Beach Red (1967) |
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| Director(s) | Cornel Wilde |
| Producer(s) | Cornel Wilde |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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Cornel Wilde(as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator)
Beach Red
Released
1967
Beach Red
Released
1967
Cornel Wilde
(as Capt. MacDonald / Narr...)
Rip Torn(as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell)
Beach Red
Released
1967
Beach Red
Released
1967
Rip Torn
(as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honey...)
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Beach Red (1967) was a Drama - War Film directed by Cornel Wilde and produced by Cornel Wilde.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Film Editing | Frank P. Keller | Nominated |
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Director Cornel Wilde explained his editing process in an interview with British 'Films and Filming' magazine in October 1970: "I think that a cut from one scene to another should have an impact, should carry you from a certain degree of involvement and excitement to something else without letting you down...I really think that a good deal of happenstance editing still goes on, and part of my style is that I like to feel there is a reason and impact to every frame of film. Nothing should be wasted."
According to the sleeve notes of the Australian Warner Home Video cassette release, the name 'Beach Red' was "named after the actual beach chosen by General Douglas MacArthur in 1942 to fulfill his famous promise that 'We will return'."
The film utilized actual real color combat footage provided by the U.S. Marine Corps filmed during military campaigns in the Pacific Islands.
In an interview with British 'Films and Filming' magazine in October 1970, director Cornel Wilde discussed his on-set methodology : "I used to find so often in Hollywood that there was nothing more tedious than waiting around. Many directors used a stereotypical system of master shot, medium shot, over-shoulder shots, and then close-ups, with long pauses in between for cameras and lights to be adjusted. I got to my dressing room to paint or write- anything to keep my mind alive. So now my policy is to keep three camera crews working simultaneously, so that actors can move from one set-up to the next without delay. I get the occasional protest, but it isn't easy for anybody to complain that I'm working them too hard, because they can see that I'm working harder than anybody else myself."
The opening landing sequence in the Steven Spielberg World War II movie Saving Private Ryan is considered similar to the same in this movie.