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Movie Overview
Cast
• Lee Marvin
• Mark Hamill
• Robert Carradine
Director
• Samuel Fuller
MPAA Rating
PG
The Big Red One (1980)

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OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh
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3/5
"meant to be the culmination of a life’s work... It didn’t come to pass."  Filmcritic.com  Chris Barsanti

B
"... displays both raw power and the hint of war's brutality."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"The splendid reconstructed version of this 1980 film is bigger and better than the original."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Donald J. Levit

"The Big Red One celebrates the lucky and the smart who survive the outrages and terrors of war."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

4/4
"The film's overriding mission is to expose both the inherent absurdity and tragedy of war."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

"... if you want a World War II story from a real vet's perspective, Sam Fuller is still the man and The Big Red One, drawn from his own war experiences, is the film"  Seanax.com  Sean Axmaker

9/10
"Personal observation bleeds out of every scene, and somehow it feels like a true story in a way that most war movies can't achieve."  Antagony & Ecstasy  Tim Brayton

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf

4/5
Read review  Netflix  James Rocchi
OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh
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