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The Big Red One (1980)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:14

Rotten:19

Average Rating:2.0/10

Consensus: The reconstruction of Samuel Fuller’s epic account of his days in North Africa in World War II elevates the film into the pantheon of great war movies.

Runtime: 2 hrs 43 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Episodic retelling of the exploits of the American First Infantry Division during World War II, focusing on the squad's sergeant and four of the soldiers. They struggle to survive campaigns from... Episodic retelling of the exploits of the American First Infantry Division during World War II, focusing on the squad's sergeant and four of the soldiers. They struggle to survive campaigns from North Africa in November, 1942, to Czechoslovakia in May, 1945, along the way participating in the invasion of Sicily and the D-Day invasion and freeing a lunatic asylum and a concentration camp. [More]

Starring: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Kelly Ward

Starring: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Kelly Ward

Director: Samuel Fuller

Director: Samuel Fuller

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Apr 29, 1999

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12/17/05
Dylan Grant
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07/05/05
Premiere Magazine

... one of the great films not just about WWII, but the experience of war itself.

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07/05/05
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
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Patrick Bromley
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05/11/05
Glenn Martin Erickson
Glenn Martin Erickson
DVD Savant

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction... stands as a riveting renovation of one of the most underappreciated war dramas of our time.

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05/05/05
Brent Simon
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05/04/05
Jon Danziger
Jon Danziger
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A very good film reconstructed into a classic, Fuller's WWII epic is not to be missed.

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04/30/05
Nick Schager
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04/25/05
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