The Big Red One [1980 film]
by Samuel Fuller (Director/Screenwriter)
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Named for the insignia of the First Infantry Division, this World War II combat film follows a handful of young GIs and their sergeant as they battle their way from North Africa through Sicily, Omaha Beach and Belgium to the ultimate horror of the concentration camp at Falkenau, Czechoslovakia.Tags
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La Storia di un Gruppo di Soldati Americani durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale , dalle Battaglie in Nord Africa fino allo Sbarco in Normandia e da li fin dentro la Germania Nazista e più a Sud , in Cecoslovacchia , dove i soldati liberano quel che rimane di un Campo di Concentramento , scoprendo così anche gli Orrori del Nazismo .
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- Canonical title
- The Big Red One [1980 film]
- Original publication date
- 1980-05
- People/Characters*
- De Sergeant; Griff; Zab; Vinci; Johnson
- Important places*
- Noord-Afrika; Sicilië, Italië; Normandië, Frankrijk; Omaha Beach, Normandië, Frankrijk; België
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945)
- Related movies
- The Big Red One (1980 | IMDb)
- Epigraph*
- Noord-Afrika! Sicilië! Normandië! Omaha Beach! België tot Berlijn! Het epos van de Amerikaanse GI soldaten.
- Dedication*
- Voor Christa, mijn vrouw en Samantha, onze dochter.
- Quotations*
- Dit is het verhaal van de Big Red One. Wat er gebeurt wanneer de dood de dood ontmoet. Wie wint? Wie verliest? De strijd van de dood tegen de dood. (Samuel Fuller)
- Disambiguation notice
- This work is the film The Big Red One, written and directed by Samuel Fuller. It is not to be confused or combined with the book of the same title, also by Samuel Fuller.
Or combined or confused with the 2005 remake... (show all), "The Big Red One: The Reconstruction".
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- DDC/MDS
- 791.4372 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Films; screenplays Single films
- LCC
- PN1997 .B4445 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures Plays, scenarios, etc.
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