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The Big Red One

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The Big Red One

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Summary

Second World War drama starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill. A First Infantry Division sergeant, who served in the Great War, leads a disparate group of men during the Second World War.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

John Marriott

Samuel Fuller's skills had been blunted by working in American TV in the 1960s, but the director returned to form on the big screen with this movie, arguably one of his most accomplished features. Fuller had, in fact, regularly tried to make this picture for about 30 years. Drawing on his graphic memories of life as a crime reporter and infantryman in the Second World War, he produces a powerful and, at times, poetic tale of five soldiers who experience the brutal realities of combat. Lee Marvin is a perfect choice as the tight-jawed, bullish, growling sergeant and is reminiscent of Fuller himself.

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Cast

rolenameSergeantLee MarvinGriffMark HamillZabRobert CarradineVinciBobby DiCiccoJohnsonKelly WardSchroederSiegfried RauchWalloonStéphane AudranRensonnetSerge MarquandGeneral / CaptainCharles MacaulayBrobanAlain DouteyWar correspondentSamuel Fuller

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rolenameDirectorSamuel Fuller

Details

Theatrical distributor

NFT

Released on

1980-10-02

Languages

English | German | Italian | French

Guidance

Contains some violence and swearing.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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