somehow the red beret and by no measure a fine film and remain one of my sentimental favorite and perhaps because in my teen it air often on late night tv and under it u. s. title paratrooper . alan ladd and even when he wasn not act and appear a the sexy strong stoical silent type and and here he again fill that bill . i also love this film because it one of the many that carve out for harry andrews his reputation for play tough tender sergeant and sergeant major while in the red beret his last word line and pity the man who hear the pipe and be na bear in scotland and have stick pleasantly with me into my sixth decade while he also give a lovely little take when the red beret be issue to him and his men and his character must part with his beloved regimental headgear . also very sexy here and in his own astute and urbane way quite different from ladd and be leo genn ( who and in my experience and never give a poor screen performance and and who be very good a the psychiatrist in the snake pit and a mr. starbuck in john huston adaptation of moby dick ) . pert and pretty susan stephen in a curl and frizz hairdo that be fifteen year ahead of it time . doesn not act very well here and but i still find her effort affect a ladd character love interest . i suppose my affection for the red beret be one more proof that there no accounting for taste . which help to explain and if not to excuse and most of the rubbish studio churn out nowadays for uncritical mass consumption . i wish the red beret would release on disc so that once and and many time over and in the wee hour i could snuggle down on the sofa and enjoy it a i do when i be a teenager .