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The Big Red One

Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.

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  • 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.

Keywords

  • anti war
  • africa
  • world war ii
  • italy
  • omaha beach
  • d-day
  • concentration camp
  • hospital
  • infantry
  • sergeant
  • us army
  • sicily
  • u.s. army
  • sicily, italy

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 28, 1980
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, Italian, French, German
Countries
United States of America
Producer
Gene Corman
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$7,206,220
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