Film
The Big Red One
1980· PG· 1h 53m· Drama· War
“The real glory of war is surviving”
A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.
1980-05-28
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorSamuel Fuller
WriterSamuel Fuller
ProducerGene Corman
Director of PhotographyAdam Greenberg
Original Music ComposerDana Kaproff
EditorMorton Tubor
Full cast & crew (26 cast · 36 crew)
Details
Released1980-05-28
Runtime1h 53m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosLorimar Motion Pictures
Budget$5M
Box office$7M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian · German · French
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.7/10 · 339 votes
Original languageen
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