The Big Red One 44 years old

Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.

The Big Red One

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.

Credits

The Big Red One Cast

Name Character
Mark Hamill He was 28, now 73 years old as Pvt. Griff, 1st Squad
Bobby Di Cicco He was 26, now 70 years old as Pvt. Vinci, 1st Squad
Perry Lang He was 20, now 65 years old as Pvt. Kaiser, 1st Squad
Lee Marvin He was 56, 63 years old when he died as The Sergeant
Robert Carradine He was 26, now 70 years old as Pvt. Zab, 1st Squad
Alain Doutey He was 35, now 80 years old as Broban (Vichy sergeant)
Stéphane Audran She was 47, 85 years old when she died as Underground Walloon fighter at asylum
Siegfried Rauch He was 48, 85 years old when he died as Schroeder (German sergeant)
Charles Macaulay He was 52, 71 years old when he died as General / Captain
Maurice Marsac He was 65, 92 years old when he died as Vichy colonel
Serge Marquand He was 50, 74 years old when he died as Rensonnet
Kelly Ward He was 23, now 68 years old as Pvt. Johnson, 1st Squad
Christa Lang She was 36, now 81 years old as German Countess (extended edition) (uncredited)
Doug Werner as Switolski

The Big Red One Crew

Name Department
Peter Jamison as Art Direction. He was 35 (66) years old when He died Art
Samuel Fuller as Director. He was 67 (85) years old when He died Directing
Samuel Fuller as Writer. He was 67 (85) years old when He died Writing
Gene Corman as Producer. He was 52 (now 97) years old Production
Dana Kaproff as Original Music Composer. He was 26 (now 70) years old Sound
Morton Tubor as Editor. He was 63 (102) years old when He died Editing
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The Big Red One (44 years)

Only chance could have thrown them together. Now, nothing can pull them apart.

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 22, 1980
  • Runtime: 113 minutes
  • Budget: 4500000.00
  • Revenue: 7206220.00