Poster for the movie The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980 • 113 minutes
DramaWar

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.

Picture of Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

The Sergeant

Picture of Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Griff

Picture of Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Zab

Picture of Bobby Di Cicco

Bobby Di Cicco

Vinci

Picture of Kelly Ward

Kelly Ward

Johnson

Picture of Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Walloon

Picture of Siegfried Rauch

Siegfried Rauch

Schroeder

Picture of Serge Marquand

Serge Marquand

Rensonnet

Picture of Charles Macaulay

Charles Macaulay

General / Captain

Picture of Alain Doutey

Alain Doutey

Broban

Picture of Maurice Marsac

Maurice Marsac

Vichy Colonel

Picture of Colin Gilbert

Colin Gilbert

Dog Face POW

Picture of Joseph Clark

Joseph Clark

Shep

Picture of Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Lemchek

Picture of Doug Werner

Doug Werner

Switolski

Picture of Perry Lang

Perry Lang

Kaiser

Picture of Howard Delman

Howard Delman

Smitty

Picture of Marthe Villalonga

Marthe Villalonga

Madame Marbaise

Picture of Giovanna Galletti

Giovanna Galletti

Woman in Sicilian Village

Picture of Gregori Buimistre

Gregori Buimistre

The Hun

Picture of Shimon Barr

Shimon Barr

German Male Nurse

Picture of Matteo Zoffoli

Matteo Zoffoli

Sicilian Boy

Picture of Abraham Ronai

Abraham Ronai

German Field Marshall

Picture of Galit Rotman

Galit Rotman

Pregnant Frenchwoman

Picture of Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

War Correspondent (uncredited)

Picture of Christa Lang

Christa Lang

German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)