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[[Image:TBROPoster.jpg|300px|right|thumb|''The Big Red One'' (1980)]] | [[Image:TBROPoster.jpg|300px|right|thumb|''The Big Red One'' (1980)]] | ||
'''''The Big Red One''''' is a 1980 | '''''The Big Red One''''' is a 1980 World War II film that follows a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division during their tour in the European theater of the war. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]), Zab ([[Robert Carradine]]), Vinci ([[Bobby Di Cicco]]), and Johnson ([[Kelly Ward]]), who are led by The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]). They struggle to survive throughout the war, from the landing in North Africa, through the landings on Omaha Beach on D-Day, and onto the invasion of Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. The film was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was known for his war films such as ''The Steel Helmet'' and actually was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during the war. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as ''The Big Red One: The Reconstruction''. | ||
'''The following weapons were used in the movie ''The Big Red One'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the movie ''The Big Red One'':''' | ||
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==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ==1903 Springfield Rifle== | ||
During the World War I prologue, the Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) carries a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over. | During the World War I prologue, the Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) carries a [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over. | ||
[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:BigRed1 002.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:BigRed1 002.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) uses the bayonet fixed on his [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] to check a dead German soldier.]] | ||
==M1 Garand== | |||
The [[M1 Garand]] is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad and is the weapon most frequently seen used by American forces in the film. | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:BigRed1 004.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]) places a condom on the muzzle of his Garand to keep out the moisture.]] | |||
[[Image:BigRed1 009.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Griff fires his [[M1 Garand]] from the North Africa beachhead.]] | |||
[[Image:BR1 224.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Zab ([[Robert Carradine]]) fires the Garand.]] | |||
[[Image:BR1 205.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vinci ([[Bobby Di Cicco]]) fires the Garand.]] | |||
[[Image:BR1 226.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johnson ([[Kelly Ward]]) with the Garand.]] | |||
[[Image:TBRO 18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]) holding his [[M1 Garand]].]] | |||
[[Image:TBRO 15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Sergeant ([[Lee Marvin]]) and Griff ([[Mark Hamill]]) with their [[M1 Garand]] rifles.]] | |||
[[File:BigRedOne 024.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pvt. "Babyface" Kaiser ([[Perry Lang]]) holds the M1 Garand.]] | |||
[[Image:BR1 213.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Griff with the M1 Garand at the concentration camp.]] | |||
==Gew 98 Mauser Rifle== | ==Gew 98 Mauser Rifle== | ||
A [[Mauser Rifle Series|Gew 98 Mauser rifle]] is seen being smashed by a mad horse that spooks the Private during the WWI prologue. | A [[Mauser Rifle Series|Gew 98 Mauser rifle]] is seen being smashed by a mad horse that spooks the Private during the WWI prologue. | ||
[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mauser Gew 98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mauser Gew 98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image:BigRed1 003.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:BigRed1 003.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mauser Gew 98 Rifle laying on the ground]] | ||
==1886 Lebel Rifle== | ==1886 Lebel Rifle== | ||
As the Big Red One hits the beach in North Africa, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] as their main weapon. | As the Big Red One hits the beach in North Africa, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] as their main weapon. | ||
[[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French Lebel M1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mm Lebel]][[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]] | [[Image:Modele1886Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|500px|French Lebel M1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mm Lebel]][[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 8.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:TBRO 8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vichy French soldiers firing [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]]]] | ||
== | ==Karabiner 98K Rifle== | ||
The [[ | The main rifle used by German forces in the film is the [[Karabiner 98k]] Mauser Rifle. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|K98K Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:TBRO 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier setting down a [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifle]].]] | ||
[[ | [[Image:TBRO 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge, carrying [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifles]].]] | ||
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== | =Handguns= | ||
==Colt M1911== | |||
[[Image: | During the World War I prologue, the Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) carries a [[M1911]] as his sidearm, It is also used by a Belgian woman who produces the pistol from a pack to threaten a German infiltrator (this was seen in the Extended Cut). | ||
[[File:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|300px]] | |||
[[Image:BR1 201.jpg|thumb|none|500px|During the World War I prologue, the Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) carries a [[M1911]] as his sidearm.]] | |||
==Mle 1892 Revolver== | ==Mle 1892 Revolver== | ||
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[[Image:BigRed1 007.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Vichy French officer with his [[Mle 1892 Revolver]].]] | [[Image:BigRed1 007.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Vichy French officer with his [[Mle 1892 Revolver]].]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==1928A1 Thompson== | ==1928A1 Thompson== | ||
The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|1928A1 Thompson | The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|1928A1 Thompson Submachine Gun]] is seen being carried mainly by Pvt. Switolsky ([[Doug Werner]]). While it lacks the Cutts Compensator, the Thompson is an M1928A1 identified by its square receiver shape and not the upside down T shape of the M1A1. | ||
[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]] | ||
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[[Image:TBRO 14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Italian soldier on the left fires a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun]] as the US forces invade Sicily.]] | [[Image:TBRO 14.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Italian soldier on the left fires a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun]] as the US forces invade Sicily.]] | ||
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=Machine Guns= | |||
[[Image: | ==1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun== | ||
[[Image:TBRO | Vichy French soldiers are seen manning a [[M1914 Hotchkiss Machinegun|1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun]] before the American invasion.[[Image:M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|thumb|none|500px|1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun - 8 x 50mmR]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO | [[Image:TBRO 4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vichy French soldiers manning a [[M1914 Hotchkiss Machinegun|1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun]] in defensive position]] | ||
[[Image:TBRO 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Vichy French soldier manning a [[M1914 Hotchkiss Machinegun|1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun]]]] | |||
==MG34 Machine Gun== | ==MG34 Machine Gun== | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 9 February 2012
The Big Red One is a 1980 World War II film that follows a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division during their tour in the European theater of the war. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson (Kelly Ward), who are led by The Sergeant (Lee Marvin). They struggle to survive throughout the war, from the landing in North Africa, through the landings on Omaha Beach on D-Day, and onto the invasion of Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. The film was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was known for his war films such as The Steel Helmet and actually was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during the war. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as The Big Red One: The Reconstruction.
The following weapons were used in the movie The Big Red One:
1903 Springfield Rifle
During the World War I prologue, the Private (Lee Marvin) carries a 1903 Springfield Rifle fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad and is the weapon most frequently seen used by American forces in the film.
Gew 98 Mauser Rifle
A Gew 98 Mauser rifle is seen being smashed by a mad horse that spooks the Private during the WWI prologue.
1886 Lebel Rifle
As the Big Red One hits the beach in North Africa, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the Lebel Model 1886 Rifle as their main weapon.
Karabiner 98K Rifle
The main rifle used by German forces in the film is the Karabiner 98k Mauser Rifle.
Handguns
Colt M1911
During the World War I prologue, the Private (Lee Marvin) carries a M1911 as his sidearm, It is also used by a Belgian woman who produces the pistol from a pack to threaten a German infiltrator (this was seen in the Extended Cut).
Mle 1892 Revolver
A Vichy French officer draws his Mle 1892 Revolver when his men refuse to fire on the Americans who have hit the beach.
Submachine Guns
1928A1 Thompson
The 1928A1 Thompson Submachine Gun is seen being carried mainly by Pvt. Switolsky (Doug Werner). While it lacks the Cutts Compensator, the Thompson is an M1928A1 identified by its square receiver shape and not the upside down T shape of the M1A1.
MP40 Submachine Gun
The MP40 is seen chiefly carried by the German Sergeant Schroeder (Siegfried Rauch) throughout the film.
Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II
Italian forces are seen with the Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II when the Big Red One invades Italy.
Machine Guns
1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun
Vichy French soldiers are seen manning a 1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun before the American invasion.
MG34 Machine Gun
The MG34 is used by both German and Italian forces in the film.
Browning 1919A4
The Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun is seen firing from the modified M51 Sherman meant to stand in for a German Tiger. The Sergeant is seen firing the machine gun from the tank in the battle near the Christ on the Cross.
