if you ` ve no interest in war movie the red beret may just appear to be yet another b movie about the war . it contain all the old cliche like die soldier make a speech just before they draw their last breath and as soon a someone be task to do something dangerous they ` ll do it in a completely blase manner then die in a blackly comical famous last word scene . there some corny dialogue from the american character like holy cow and check out those crazy beefeater while the brit be all stiff upper lipped . it should also be point out that the location filming in north africa be obviously carry out somewhere else and my guess would be the highland of scotland with it peat bog and roll hill . but despite these flaw i can remember see this film from my childhood where it retain a soft spot and watch it again for the first time in something like 30 year . despite the somewhat patchy production standard i wasn ` t really disappointed with this movie and a an adult i be able to notice a few interesting point . one point be that it very very similar to shane . both star alan ladd and he play a very similar character in both and in this case a north american call mckendrick who have a guilty past . also if you look at the production credit you ` ll notice that the producer and screenwriter and director would almost 10 year later go on to make dr no a movie that change the face of british cinema . in many way the red beret be much more enjoyable than most of the british war movie at the time probably down to the fact that it make in glorious technicolor rather than monochrome and i ` ll probably be accuse of be a heretic by say that it more enjoyable than the depressing band of brother a mini series that have a lot in common with the red beret watch the scene where major snow walk into the office and throw his hat onto a hat stand . sean connery also do this in the terence young direct bond movie . no doubt a director trade mark .