The Big Red One (1980)

The Big Red One (1980)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1980-05-28 Ireland, United States of America 113 Min. PG-13
6.709 322 votes
Drama, War

Overview

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.

Cast

Lee Marvin is The Sergeant
The Sergeant
Mark Hamill is Griff
Griff
Kelly Ward is Johnson
Johnson
Siegfried Rauch is Schroeder
Schroeder
Serge Marquand is Rensonnet
Rensonnet
Charles Macaulay is General / Captain
General / Captain
Alain Doutey is Broban
Broban
Maurice Marsac is Vichy Colonel
Vichy Colonel
Colin Gilbert is Dog Face POW
Dog Face POW
Ken Campbell is Lemchek
Lemchek
Doug Werner is Switolski
Switolski
Perry Lang is Kaiser
Kaiser
Howard Delman is Smitty
Smitty
Marthe Villalonga is Madame Marbaise
Madame Marbaise
Giovanna Galletti is Woman in Sicilian Village
Woman in Sicilian Village
Shimon Barr is German Male Nurse
German Male Nurse
Matteo Zoffoli is Sicilian Boy
Sicilian Boy
Abraham Ronai is German Field Marshall
German Field Marshall
Galit Rotman is Pregnant Frenchwoman
Pregnant Frenchwoman
Samuel Fuller is War Correspondent (uncredited)
War Correspondent (uncredited)
Christa Lang is German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)
German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)