The Big Red One

(1980)Directed by Samuel Fuller113 min · PGDrama, War
The real glory of war is surviving

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.

Lee Marvinas The Sergeant
Mark Hamillas Griff
Kelly Wardas Johnson
Siegfried Rauchas Schroeder
Serge Marquandas Rensonnet
Charles Macaulayas General / Captain
Alain Douteyas Broban
Maurice Marsacas Vichy Colonel
Colin Gilbertas Dog Face POW
Joseph Clarkas Shep
Ken Campbellas Lemchek
Doug Werneras Switolski
Perry Langas Kaiser
Howard Delmanas Smitty
Marthe Villalongaas Madame Marbaise
Giovanna Gallettias Woman in Sicilian Village
Gregori Buimistreas The Hun
Shimon Barras German Male Nurse
Matteo Zoffolias Sicilian Boy
Abraham Ronaias German Field Marshall
Galit Rotmanas Pregnant Frenchwoman