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Beach Red (1967): Cast & Plot

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Beach Red is a 1967 war drama starring Rip Torn as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell, Cornel Wilde and Jean Wallace. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes.

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Beach Red (1967) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 43m (103 min)
Genres
War , Drama
Original language
English
Studio
Theodora Productions
After the credits
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The story

What Is Beach Red About?

The premise of Beach Red without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

American troops land on a Japanese‑held island and advance inland as the defenders prepare a counterattack, offering a stark look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are tormented by memories of home and the graphic, disturbing images they encounter in combat. The narrative underscores the psychological toll the conflict exacts on each combatant.

Beach Red Themes & Keywords

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  • gunfire
  • usmc
  • man in uniform
  • island
  • marine
  • flashback
  • japanese army
  • pacific theater
  • u.s. marine corps
  • world war two
  • based on novel
  • carbine
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  • fixed bayonet
  • crying
  • hand to hand combat
  • violence
  • nco
  • firearm
  • carrying a wounded comrade
  • wilde and wallace
  • combat
  • film camera
  • following someone
  • hara kiri
  • suicide
  • color in title
  • carrying someone
  • wounded soldier
  • army captain
  • stabbed with a bayonet
  • bayonet
  • unarmed man killed
  • katana sword
  • father son relationship
  • husband wife relationship
  • photo montage
  • montage
  • repeated flashback
  • flame thrower
  • arm in sling
  • shot in the shoulder
  • pill box
  • tank
  • rice field
  • grenade
  • spider web
  • dummy
  • hiding in a tree
  • cigarette case
  • battleship
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Cast & crew

Beach Red Cast & Characters

Rip Torn leads the cast as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell, with Cornel Wilde as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator and Jean Wallace as Julie MacDonald.

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Plot

Beach Red Plot Summary

What happens in Beach Red from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Rip Torn plays the company gunnery sergeant Ben Honeywell, providing a blunt, hard-edged presence that anchors a brutal opening sequence. The 30-minute beach landing is depicted with graphic intensity, offering a raw snapshot of war’s violence and savagery that would later echo in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. In a stark moment during the assault, a Marine’s arm is blown off, a image that hammers home the ferocity of combat and echoes the starkness found in Thomas C. Lea III’s 1944 painting The Price.

Full summary

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Beach Red Also Known As

13 alternative titles, including “Le sable était rouge” and “Blutiger Strand”.

Also known as
  • Le sable était rouge
  • Blutiger Strand
  • Spiaggia Rossa
  • Playa roja
  • חוף אדום כדם
  • Багряний берег
  • Desembarque Sangrento
  • Den blodige strand
  • 抢滩总攻击
  • Красный берег
  • 비치 레드
  • Platja roja
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  • Krvavá pláž

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FAQ

Beach Red FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Beach Red, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Beach Red?

Beach Red runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).

When was Beach Red released?

Beach Red was released on August 3, 1967.

Who is in the cast of Beach Red?

Beach Red stars Rip Torn as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell, Cornel Wilde as Capt. MacDonald / Narrator and Jean Wallace as Julie MacDonald, among 16 credited actors.

Does Beach Red have a post-credit scene?

No. Beach Red has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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