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'''The Big Red One''' is a 1980 movie about a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]), Zab ([[Robert Carradine]]), Vinci ([[Bobby Di Cicco]]), and Johnson ([[Kelly Ward]]) and The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]). They fight and stay alive together from North Africa to the discovery of the concentration camps. This gripping World War II drama was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during WWII. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as ''The Big Red One: The Reconstruction''. | '''The Big Red One''' is a 1980 movie about a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]), Zab ([[Robert Carradine]]), Vinci ([[Bobby Di Cicco]]), and Johnson ([[Kelly Ward]]) and The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]). They fight and stay alive together from North Africa to Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. This gripping World War II drama was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during WWII. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as ''The Big Red One: The Reconstruction''. | ||
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[[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]] | [[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldiers firing [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]]]] | [[Image:TBRO 8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldiers firing [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]]]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | |||
This is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad. | |||
[[Image:TBRO 7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]) fires his [[M1 Garand]] from the North Africa beachhead]] | |||
[[Image:TBRO 18.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding his [[M1 Garand]].]] | |||
[[Image:TBRO 15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]) and Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]) with their [[M1 Garand]] rifles.]] | |||
==1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun== | ==1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun== | ||
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[[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm]] | [[Image:Mle 1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French officer holding a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]]] | [[Image:TBRO 6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French officer holding a [[Mle 1892 Revolver]]]] | ||
==1928A1 Thompson== | ==1928A1 Thompson== | ||
Revision as of 07:21, 31 August 2009
The Big Red One is a 1980 movie about a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson (Kelly Ward) and The Sergeant (Lee Marvin). They fight and stay alive together from North Africa to Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. This gripping World War II drama was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during WWII. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as The Big Red One: The Reconstruction.
- Actors: The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson(Kelly Ward)
- Director: Samuel Fuller
The following guns were used in the movie The Big Red One:
1903 Springfield Rifle
Gew 98 Mauser Rifle
1886 Lebel Rifle
M1 Garand
This is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad.
1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun
Mle 1892 Revolver
