France / May 16, 1980 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Serge Marquand | Rensonnet |
| Charles Macaulay | General / Captain |
| Alain Doutey | Broban |
| Maurice Marsac | Vichy Colonel |
| Colin Gilbert | Dog Face POW |
| Joseph Clark | Shep |
| Ken Campbell | Lemchek |
| Doug Werner | Switolski |
| Perry Lang | Kaiser |
| Howard Delman | Smitty |
| Marthe Villalonga | Madame Marbaise |
| Giovanna Galletti | Woman in Sicilian Village |
| Gregori Buimistre | The Hun |
| Shimon Barr | German Male Nurse |
| Matteo Zoffoli | Sicilian Boy |
| Abraham Ronai | German Field Marshall |
| Galit Rotman | Pregnant Frenchwoman |
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| Samuel Fuller | War Correspondent (uncredited) |
| Christa Lang | German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Big Red One |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Italiano, Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| Release date | 28 maggio 1980 |
| Production | Gene Corman |
| Writer | Samuel Fuller |
| Casting | Barbara Miller |
| Editing | Morton Tubor, Erica Flaum, David Bretherton |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg, Laurel Moore, Jim Dunn |
| Assistant directors | Avner Orshalimy, Todd Corman, Leo Zisman, Arne Schmidt, Monte Hellman, Gary Zembow, Lewis Teague, Samuel Fuller, Lynn A. Aber |
| Camera operators | Adam Greenberg, Laurel Moore, Jim Dunn |
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| Additional photography | Adam Greenberg, Laurel Moore, Jim Dunn |
| Production design | William Hankins, Ladislav Wilheim, Peter Jamison |
| Art direction | Peter Jamison, William Hankins, Ladislav Wilheim |
| Set decoration | William Hankins, Ladislav Wilheim, Peter Jamison |
| Special effects | Kit West, Jeff Clifford, Peter Dawson |
| Music | Dana Kaproff, Bodie Chandler, David Dockendorf, Cyril Collick, Jack A. Finlay, Gene Feldman, William L. McCaughey, Robert L. Harman |
| Sound | Dana Kaproff, Bodie Chandler, David Dockendorf, Cyril Collick, Jack A. Finlay, Gene Feldman, William L. McCaughey, Robert L. Harman |
| Costume design | Blanche Shuler |
| Makeup | Blanche Shuler |
| Hairstyling | Blanche Shuler |
| Budget | 4.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 7.206.220 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Sep 19, 2004 / Athens Film Festival (restored version)
Theatrical release
Brazil / May 28, 1980
France / May 28, 1980 / TP
United States / Jul 18, 1980 / PG
Germany / Jul 24, 1980 / 16
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Canada / Jul 25, 1980 / 14A
Denmark / Aug 08, 1980
Taiwan / Aug 09, 1980
Netherlands / Sep 18, 1980 / 12
Norway / Sep 26, 1980
United Kingdom / Oct 02, 1980 / 15
Finland / Oct 03, 1980 / K-16 / (Turku)
Italy / Oct 03, 1980
Spain / Oct 08, 1980 / (Barcelona)
Sweden / Oct 18, 1980 / 15
Australia / Nov 06, 1980 / M
Philippines / Nov 11, 1980 / (Davao)
Thailand / Dec 05, 1980
Japan / Jan 17, 1981
Argentina / Mar 26, 1981 / 18
Portugal / Apr 21, 1981 / (Porto)
Colombia / May 28, 1981
Belgium / Aug 20, 1981 / 12 / (Gent)
Mexico / Jan 17, 1982
Digital
Czechia / Jun 14, 2002 / 18+
Physical media
Netherlands / May 02, 2005 / 12 / DVD
Brazil / May 17, 2005 / 16 / DVD/VHS Warner
TV
Netherlands / Nov 09, 2002 / 12 / RTL 5
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