The Big Red One (1980)

The Big Red One (1980)

Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart. 1980-01-22 Ireland, United States of America 113 Min. PG-13
6.7 307 votes

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
Kelly Ward is Johnson
Johnson
Siegfried Rauch is Schroeder
Serge Marquand is Rensonnet
Charles Macaulay is General / Captain
General / Captain
Alain Doutey is Broban
Maurice Marsac is Vichy Colonel
Vichy Colonel
Colin Gilbert is Dog Face POW
Dog Face POW