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Red Sky at Morning

 
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Red Sky at Morning

  • Director: James Goldstone
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: War
  • Movie Type: War Drama
  • Release Year: 1971
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

In this drama, based on a novel by Richard Bradford, an adolescent boy and his mother are sent to live in New Mexico after his father goes off to fight WW II. The move is hard on both mother and son. The boy, one of the few whites in the area, must deal with making friends, the strange new land, and first love. Meanwhile, his mother becomes increasingly withdrawn. When they learn that his father has been killed, the son must fight with his mother's lover to become the real head of the household. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Desi Arnaz, Jr. - Steenie Moreno; Mario Anlov - Linda Velarde; Joy Bang - Corky; Claire Bloom - Ann Arnold; Cathy Burns - Marcia; John Colicos - Jimbob; Joaquin Garay III - Ratoncito; Harry Guardino - Romeo; Jerome Guardino - Paolo Bertucci; Christina Hart - Velva; Elizabeth Knowles - Shirley; Lynne Marta - Vebenay Ann Cloyd; Strother Martin - Cloyd; Nehemiah Persoff - Amadeo; Victoria Racimo - Viola Lopez; Pepe Serna - Chango Lopez; Gregory Sierra - Chamaco; Richard Crenna - Frank Arnold; Richard Thomas - Josh Arnold; Alma Beltran - Excilda Montoya; Linda Burton - Gwendolyn

Credit

Alexander Golitzen - Art Director, Walter Tyler - Art Director, Edith Head - Costume Designer, Donald Roberts - First Assistant Director, James Goldstone - Director, Edward A. Biery - Editor, Richard M. Sprague - Editor, Billy Goldenberg - Composer (Music Score), The Andrews Sisters - Songwriter, Bud Westmore - Makeup, Vilmos Zsigmond - Cinematographer, Hal B. Wallis - Producer, John P. Austin - Set Designer, Waldon O. Watson - Sound/Sound Designer, John K. Kean - Sound/Sound Designer, Ronald Pierce - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard Bradford - Screen Story, Marguerite Roberts - Screenwriter
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Red Sky at Morning
Directed by James Goldstone
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Written by Richard Bradford (story)
Marguerite Roberts
Starring Richard Thomas, Catherine Burns, and Desi Arnaz, Jr.
Music by Billy Goldenberg
The Andrews Sisters
Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond
Editing by Edward A. Biery
Richard M. Sprague
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) 1971
Running time 112 min.
Country U.S.A.
Language English

Red Sky at Morning is a 1971 film based on the 1968 Richard Bradford novel of the same name, and starring Richard Thomas, Catherine Burns, and Desi Arnaz, Jr.

The film follows Josh Arnold (Thomas), whose family relocates to Corazon Sagrado, New Mexico during World War II. The title of the book/film comes from a line in an ancient mariner's rhyme, "Red sky at morning, sailor take warning".

The film won Arnaz a "Most Promising Newcomer" Golden Globe award in 1972.

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