La Charge victorieuse

L’histoire

Au printemps 1862, alors que la Guerre Civile fait rage, le 304ème Régiment de l’armée de l’Union se morfond ; multipliant les exercices inutiles, rendus inquiets par le manque d’informations sur les évènements et s’ennuyant à mourir à force de ne pas avoir à se battre, les jeunes volontaires n’ont qu’une hâte, partir au front. Pour certains comme Henry Fleming (Audie Murphy), ce sera le baptême du feu ; tout en étant impatient d’en découdre en livrant sa première bataille, lorsque le moment fatidique arrive la peur s’empare de lui. Lors du second assaut des Confédérés dévalant d’une colline avec force cris, le soldat prend ses jambes à son cou et, tournant le dos à l’ennemi, s’enfuit à perdre haleine. Il se cache dans des fourrés et tarde un peu à reprendre ses esprits ; il croise d’interminables colonnes de blessés qui s’éloignent du front et, parmi eux, l’un de ses camarades qui meurt dans ses bras. Il ne s’en met pas moins à envier ses derniers qui ne retourneront pas combattre...

Distribution

A Audie MurphyThe Youth B Bill MauldinThe Loud Soldier D Douglas DickThe Lieutenant R Royal DanoThe Tattered Man J John DierkesJim Conklin - the Tall Soldier A Arthur HunnicuttBill Porter T Tim DurantThe General A Andy DevineThe Cheery Soldier R Robert EastonThompson W William PhippsOfficer (uncredited) W William SchallertUnion Soldier (uncredited) J John HustonGrizzled Union Veteran (uncredited)

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D Don AndersonSoldier (uncredited) S Smith BallewUnion Captain (uncredited) A Albert BandUnion Soldier Fording River (uncredited) G Gregg BartonSoldier (uncredited) W Whit BissellWounded Officer (uncredited) R Robert BoardSoldier (uncredited) C Chet BrandenburgWounded Soldier (uncredited) E Edwin BreenConfederate Flag Bearer (uncredited) J Joe Brown Jr.Soldier (uncredited) B Benny BurtUnion Soldier (uncredited) R Robert CavendishWounded Soldier (uncredited) M Mack ChandlerVeteran (uncredited) R Robert CherrySinging Soldier (uncredited) J Jimmy ClarkStevens (uncredited) L Lyle ClarkUnion Soldier (uncredited) D David ClarkeCorporal by Campfire (uncredited) J John CliffSoldier (uncredited) J John CrawfordSoldier (uncredited) D Dick CurtisVeteran (uncredited) B Bert DavidsonUnion Soldier (uncredited) B Bob DavisConfederate Soldier (uncredited) D Dennis DengateLieutenant (uncredited) J Jimmy DimeStretcher Bearer (uncredited) B Billy DixSoldier (uncredited) J James DobsonSoldier (uncredited) G Gloria EatonSouthern Woman at Farm (uncredited) L Lynn FarrConfederate Soldier (uncredited) R Robert FischerConfederate Soldier (uncredited) G Gene GarrickSoldier (uncredited) W William GruenebergUnion Soldier (uncredited) B Bill HaleConfederate Soldier (uncredited) J James HarrisonGeneral's Aide (uncredited) J Joe HaworthSoldier (uncredited) D Dick HaynesConfederate Soldier (uncredited) J Jim HaywardSoldier (uncredited) E Ed HintonCorporal (uncredited) S Shep HoughtonUnion Soldier (uncredited) T Tennessee JimConfederate Soldier (uncredited) I I. Stanford JolleyVeteran (uncredited) T Todd KarnsSoldier (uncredited) N Norman KentVeteran (uncredited) F Fred Kohler Jr.Veteran (uncredited) H Herb LatimerCorporal (uncredited) N Norman LeavittUnion Soldier (uncredited) E Emmett LynnJake - Veteran (uncredited) C Cliff LyonsSoldier (uncredited) C Casey MacGregorVeteran (uncredited) J Joel MarstonUnion Soldier (uncredited) S Strother MartinCorporal (voice) (uncredited) F Frank McGrathCaptain (uncredited) F Frank MeltonConfederate Soldier (uncredited) R Robert NicholsFat Union Soldier (uncredited) L Lou NovaVeteran (uncredited) A Allen O'LocklinUnion Soldier (uncredited) G George Offerman, Jr.Union Soldier (uncredited) I Ivan ParrySoldier (uncredited) H House Peters Jr.Passing Soldier - Veteran (uncredited) W William PhillipsVeteran Officer (uncredited) O Obed 'Bubb' Pickard Jr.Confederate Soldier (uncredited) J John PiffleConfederate Soldier (uncredited) D Dixon PorterUnion Army Lieutenant (uncredited) L Lee RobertsUnion Soldier (uncredited) W William RobertsSoldier (uncredited) B Buddy RooseveltVeteran (uncredited) M Mickey SimpsonVeteran (uncredited) G Glenn StrangeColonel (uncredited) F Frank SullyVeteran (uncredited) H Hugh Thomas JrSoldier (uncredited)