The Big Red One

The Big Red One

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

Directed by Samuel Fuller

Produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures

1980113 min6.7 / 10

A gritty, character-driven war drama that follows a tight-knit squad through the brutality of WWII, culminating in confrontation with the Holocaust's horrors.

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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  • Is The Big Red One sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Big Red One violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Does The Big Red One end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Big Red One scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Big Red One easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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37/ 100

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