Film1980113 min

The Big Red One

Name: The Big Red One
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1980
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward

Taste attributes: dramawarhistoricaldetectiveslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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

Boxlist takeA heavy war film that is emotional, grounded and rough-edged. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 195 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB