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The Big Red One
Directed by Samuel Fuller
1980•1h 53m•PG•★ 6.7
Action / Drama / War
Synopsis
Spanning from North Africa to Sicily, D-Day on Omaha Beach, the Belgian Ardennes, and the liberation of Falkenau concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, a weathered, cynical World War I veteran sergeant leads a squad of four young infantrymen in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division through brutal World War II combat: 'Surviving is the only glory in war.' Samuel Fuller's autobiographical war epic starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorSamuel Fuller
WriterSamuel Fuller
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
MusicDana Kaproff
Principal Cast
Lee MarvinThe Sergeant
Mark HamillGriff
Robert CarradineZab
Bobby Di CiccoVinci
Kelly WardJohnson
Stéphane AudranWalloon
Siegfried RauchSchroeder
Serge MarquandRensonnet
Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 53m (113 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorSamuel Fuller
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian
CountryUS
StudioLorimar Productions • United Artists
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