30 Dec The Big Red One
The Big Red One, WWII Movie starring Lee Marvin
(1980) The author of this movie (he also wrote the book) was a member of the 1st Infantry Division, known as the “Big Red 1.”
The action follows a Sergeant (Lee Marvin) and four privates through combat in North Africa, Sicily and D-Day. It was brutal, but I appreciated that it was such a realistic portrayal of what these men went through.
The original movie was restored with 40+ minutes added and then rereleased at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004. I watched the 1980 version.
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