The Big Red One
1980
DramaWar
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.
"Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart."
Rating
6.7
315 votesPopularity
1.0907
Origin & Countries
US | en | Ireland,United States of America
Production
Lorimar Productions,United Artists
Runtime
113 min.
Budget (M$)
7.2 / 4.5ROI 160%
Status
Released
Release: 1/22/1980
Credits
Samuel FullerDirector
Lee MarvinThe Sergeant
Mark HamillGriff
Robert CarradineZab
Bobby Di CiccoVinci
