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The Big Red One: The Reconstructed Version (2 Discs)
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The Big Red One: The Reconstructed Version (2 Discs)

Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill & Robert Carradine

Customer rating on The Big Red One: The Reconstructed Version (2 Discs): 4 out of 5 stars (5 customer ratings )

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Special Features

 

  • Audio commentary from Richard Schickel
  • Alternative scenes
  • 'The Men Who Made Sam Fuller' documentary (55 mins)
  • 'The Real Glory: Reconstructing The Big Red One' documentary
  • 'The Fighting First: A War Department Film' featurette
  • 'Anatomy Of A Scene' featurette (18 mins)
  • Stills gallery
  • Original promo reel (30 mins)
  • Reconstruction trailer

Review

 

This version of 'The Big Red One' contains 40 minutes of extra footage that was removed prior to the original release.

Lee Marvin stars in this episodic retelling of the exploits of the American First Infantry Division during World War II, focusing on the squad's sergeant and four of the teenage soldiers. They struggle to survive campaigns from North Africa in November, 1942, to Czechoslovakia in May, 1945: along the way they participate in the invasion of Sicily, the D-Day invasion, free a lunatic asylum and a concentration camp.

Fuller had served with the Big Red One, the U.S. First Infantry Division, and the autobiographical content of his film kept it close to his heart. This full-length version, which is close to the late director's original cut, is one of American cinema's great war movies. Working with 70,000 feet of vault materials and Fuller's shooting script, critic/filmmaker Richard Schickel heads a reconstruction that adds over 40 minutes and transforms a truncated but admired war film into an epic masterwork!

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on The Big Red One: The Reconstructed Version (2 Discs): 4 out of 5 stars

Average rating (5 reviews)

Customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars Good at times, bad at other times

inisbeag91 | 08/07/2009 | See all inisbeag91's reviews (392) »

This war film is no dirty dozen but it is good at times. The plot is very good but some of the actors chosen really stink(mark hamill and kelly ward). However marvin is pretty good as is robert carradine of revenge of the nerds fame. Only for war fans

Customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars Really poor

Kimmelom | 17/06/2009 | See all Kimmelom's reviews (6) »

I was not impressed. I think it is just poor acting all over.
The movie could also have used some background actors, to give the impressioen that the team was not alone in the war. I know its an older movie, but it just gives the impression that it is a very low-budget production. Painting German markings on a pre-war american tank does not make it a Panzer III or IV.... I had high hopes, but what a letdown!!! Sorry, but this was really bad.

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Explosive Tale of the U.s Infantry- The Big Red One!!

everton4ever | 28/03/2008 | See all everton4ever's reviews (216) »

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Reconstructed with 40 minutes of extra vital footage this was made in 1980 by Samuel Fuller and is a fantastic addition to my war collection as it is explosive!!
It is Based on the true story of Sam Fuller who served with the Big Red One back in World War 2 and for just under three hours you are gripped as you follow these soldiers on there campaign through Africa to D-Day and more!!
Packed with action and drama, a great cast including Lee Marvin, Robert Carradine and Mark Hamill, Big Red One is amongst some of the best war films ever made and is a must in any war collection and at just £3.99 it is a bargain!

Technical Details

 

Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby Di Cicco, Kelly Ward, Siegfried Rauch, Serge Marquand & Charles Macaulay

Samuel Fuller

15 years and over

1980

Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

English ; German ; Danish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Icelandic ; German for the hearing impaired ; English for the hard of hearing

2 hours and 38 minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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