The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980 · 1 hr 53 min · R

Drama, War

Directors

Samuel Fuller

Actors

  • Lee Marvin
  • Mark Hamill
  • Robert Carradine

Credits: 4

Summary

A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.

More about this movie

The story of a hardened army sergeant and four of his men, from their first fight at the Kasserine Pass after the invasion of North Africa through to the invasion of Sicily, D-Day, the Ardennes forest and the liberation of a concentration camp at the end of the war. As the five of them fight - and survive to fight yet again in the next battle - new recruits joining the squad are swatted down by the enemy on a regular basis. The four privates are naturally reluctant to get to know any of the new recruits joining the squad, who become just a series of nameless faces.

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