Big Red One, The

Big Red One, The

1980

One of the great, unsung war films follows four comrades -- members of the 1st Infantry Division, aka the Big Red One -- from the invasion of North Africa onto Sicily, Normandy and to the liberation of the Nazi death camps. This autobiographical film from B-movie master (and 1st Infantry veteran) Samuel Fuller is alternately funny, absurd and deeply moving. Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward and Lee Marvin star.

The real glory of war is surviving.

JBscale
82
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Military and War - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 42 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 18, 1980
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Some Language, War Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc [DVD] The Reconstruction, Special Edition
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
May 3, 2005
Acquired Date
April 15, 2011
Times Seen
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Last Watched
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Actors

Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine
Bobby Di Cicco
Bobby Di Cicco
Kelly Ward
Kelly Ward
Siegfried Rauch
Siegfried Rauch
Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran
Serge Marquand
Serge Marquand
Charles Macaulay
Charles Macaulay
Alain Doutey
Alain Doutey
Maurice Marsac
Maurice Marsac
Colin Gilbert
Colin Gilbert

Directors

Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller

Producers

Gene Corman
Gene Corman

Writers

Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller

Special Features

Commentaries
  • reconstruction producer Richard Schickel
Documentaries
  • The Real Glory: Reconstructing The Big Red One
Featurettes
  • Anatomy of a Scene - Examine Before/After Restoration Comparisons
  • Profile The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Other
  • Alternate Scenes
  • War Department Film: The Fighting First
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
90%
Tomatometer
48 votes
RT Fresh Certified
78%
Popcornmeter
331 votes
METASCORE
77
19 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
21,962 votes

Additional Info

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