The Big Red One (1980)

The Big Red One (1980)

  • 7.2
  • 1h 53min
  • Drama, War
  • 1980-07-18 (USA)

Storyline

The story of a hardened army sergeant and four of his men, from their first fight at the Kasserine Pass after the invasion of North Africa through to the invasion of Sicily, D-Day, the Ardennes forest and the liberation of a concentration camp at the end of the war. As the five of them fight - and survive to fight yet again in the next battle - new recruits joining the squad are swatted down by the enemy on a regular basis. The four privates are naturally reluctant to get to know any of the new recruits joining the squad, who become just a series of nameless faces.



Short Review

It's a terrific war yarn, a picture of palpable raw power which manages both Intense intimacy and great scope at the same time.


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