The Big Red One (1980) Blu-Ray Theatrical and Extended (The Reconstruction) Versions

This is cult writer/director Sam Fuller's ("The Steel Helmet", "Fixed Bayonets", "Merrill's Marauders") haunting classic semi-autobiographical account of his WWII tour of duty with the US First Infantry from 1942 to 1945. The deceased filmmaker was a twice wounded corporal.

It chronicles a squad under the leadership of a stoic, gruff, grizzled veteran sergeant (Lee Marvin), who fought in World War I with the The Big Red One--the First Infantry. He acts as a surrogate father to the young callow recruits as they go from a beach assault in North Africa, Sicily, England, D-Day landing in Normandy, Belgium and finally to the liberation of a concentration camp in Falkenau, Czechoslovakia. Basically it tells the story of the land war in Europe through five ordinary soldiers. The idea of war for Fuller is to survive; the only members of the squad who survive are Marvin and four riflemen--Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Fuller's screen surrogate, played by Robert Carradine), Pvt. Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Pvt. Johnson (Kelly Ward).

Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine
Country: USA
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