The Big Red One

– A veteran sergeant of the World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the su..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
The Big Red One
The Big Red One (1980)

A veteran sergeant of the 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, ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.

The Big Red One (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Jul 1980

Language:

English, French, Italian, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

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Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
77%

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