The Big Red One (1980) - The real glory of war is surviving

The Big Red One

The real glory of war is surviving
( Drama / War )

MPAA Rating:

[war violence and some language]

US Runtime: 113 min

Country of Origin: Ireland / United States of America

Premiere Date:
May 28, 1980 [USA]

Director:	Samuel Fuller [Director]

Writer:	Samuel Fuller [Writer]

Producer:	Gene Corman [Producer]

Cinematography:	Adam Greenberg [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Morton Tubor [Editor]

Music Composed by	Dana Kaproff [Original Music Composer]

Casting by	Barbara Miller [Casting]

Production Companys:	Lorimar Productions United Artists (US)

Plot Summary:

A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.

Cast:

Lee Marvin The Sergeant Mark Hamill Griff Robert Carradine Zab Bobby Di Cicco Vinci Kelly Ward Johnson Stéphane Audran Walloon Siegfried Rauch Schroeder Serge Marquand Rensonnet Charles Macaulay General / Captain Alain Doutey Broban Maurice Marsac Vichy Colonel Colin Gilbert Dog Face POW		Joseph Clark Shep Ken Campbell Lemchek Doug Werner Switolski Perry Lang Kaiser Howard Delman Smitty Marthe Villalonga Madame Marbaise Giovanna Galletti Woman in Sicilian Village Gregori Buimistre The Hun Shimon Barr German Male Nurse Matteo Zoffoli Sicilian Boy Abraham Ronai German Field Marshall Galit Rotman Pregnant Frenchwoman

Uncredited Cast:

Samuel Fuller War Correspondent (uncredited)		Christa Lang German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)

Sound Crew:

Cyril Collick Sound Mixer David Dockendorf Sound Re-Recording Mixer Jack A. Finlay Sound Editor		Robert L. Harman Sound Re-Recording Mixer William L. McCaughey Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Jeff Clifford Special Effects Peter Dawson Special Effects		Kit West Special Effects

Art Department:

William Hankins Property Master Peter Jamison Art Direction		Ladislav Wilheim Props

Directing Crew:

Todd Corman Second Assistant Director Monte Hellman Second Unit Director Avner Orshalimy Second Assistant Director Arne Schmidt Assistant Director		Lewis Teague Second Unit Director Gary Zembow Second Second Assistant Director Leo Zisman Second Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Jim Dunn Key Grip		Laurel Moore Still Photographer

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