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The Big Red One

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

6.7(360)19802h 42m5

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4.5M
Box office
$7.2M
Language
English
  • sicily, italy
  • africa
  • concentration camp
  • world war ii
  • omaha beach
  • infantry
  • us army
  • d-day
  • sergeant
  • hospital
  • anti war

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Behind the camera

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG18 Jul 1980
    • TheatricalR162-minute "Reconstruction" version12 Nov 2004
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical152 Oct 1980
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM6 Nov 1980
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14A25 Jul 1980
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1826 Mar 1981
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical12 (Gent)20 Aug 1981
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical28 May 1980
    • Theatrical24 Jul 1980
    • Physical16DVD/VHS Warner17 May 2005
  • ColombiaCO

    • Theatrical28 May 1981
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTT18+14 Jun 2002
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical8 Aug 1980
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-16(Turku)3 Oct 1980
    • TheatricalK-1621 Nov 1980
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 1980
    • TheatricalTP28 May 1980

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The Big Red One was released on 28 May 1980.

Audience reviews

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    Wuchak

    10/23/2025

    7/10

    **_Sam Fuller’s WW2 tour of North Africa, Sicily and France-to-Czechoslovakia_** Shot in the summer of 1978, this was inspired by Fuller’s experiences in the war with Robert Carradine as Private Zab representing him. It’s a lot to cram into less than 2 hours, and this explains the criticisms that the film comes across as a collection of incidents with little character development. Yet Fuller wanted to include the …

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