The Big Red One
Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.
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.
- Director
- Samuel Fuller
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $7M
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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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Box Office & Release
The Big Red One returned 1.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $7M
- Release date
- May 28, 1980
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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