The Big Red One

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.

Release Date

January 22, 1980

Status

Released

Original Title

The Big Red One

Runtime

1h 53min

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$7,206,220

Language

German, French, English, Italian