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The Big Red One

The Big Red One

Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.
Jan 22, 1980 1h 53m
6.7
314 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Big Red One
Companies Lorimar Productions, United Artists
Countries Ireland, United States of America
Keywords sicily, italy, africa, concentration camp, world war ii, omaha beach, infantry, us army, d-day, sergeant, hospital, anti war
Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

The Sergeant
Charles Macaulay

Charles Macaulay

General / Captain
Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Vichy Colonel
Colin Gilbert

Colin Gilbert

Dog Face POW
Marthe Villalonga

Marthe Villalonga

Madame Marbaise
Giovanna Galletti

Giovanna Galletti

Woman in Sicilian Village
Shimon Barr

Shimon Barr

German Male Nurse
Matteo Zoffoli

Matteo Zoffoli

Sicilian Boy
Abraham Ronai

Abraham Ronai

German Field Marshall
Galit Rotman

Galit Rotman

Pregnant Frenchwoman
Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

War Correspondent (uncredited)
Christa Lang

Christa Lang

German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)