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The Big Red One is a 1980 American epic war film written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Lee Marvin alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Siegfried Rauch, Bobby Di Cicco, and Kelly Ward.
- $4 million
- July 18, 1980
- Dana Kaproff
- Gene Corman
During the Korean War, the Big Red One was assigned to occupation duty in Germany, while acting as a strategic deterrent against Soviet designs on Europe. 1st Infantry Division troops secured the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials and later transported seven convicted Nazi war criminals to Spandau Prison in Berlin.
- United States
- III Armored Corps
Jul 18, 1980 · The Big Red One: Directed by Samuel Fuller. With Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco. A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
- Samuel Fuller
- 144
- 3 min
Steven Spielberg, who undoubtedly screened "The Big Red One" while preparing "Saving Private Ryan," is not a director who often needs to feel envy, but he must have coveted that shot. What we understand, finally, is that the entire war comes down to these five men, because it is their entire war.
The Big Red One PG Released Jul 18, 1980 1h 53m War List 90% 49 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Having previously fought in World War I, an unnamed sergeant (Lee Marvin)...
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- Samuel Fuller
- PG
- Lee Marvin
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The Big Red One. Director Samuel Fuller's autobiographical tale of a special infantry squad and its intrepid sergeant during WWII follows the men from D-Day to the liberation of the Nazi death camps. 3,804 IMDb 7.1 1 h 53 min 1980. X-Ray R. Drama · Military and War · Ambitious · Compelling. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99.
The story of a hardened army sergeant and four of his men, from their first fight at the Kasserine Pass after the invasion of North Africa through to the invasion of Sicily, D-Day, the Ardennes forest and the liberation of a concentration camp at the end of the war.
