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The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

2005 2h 43m EN
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★8.4TMDB · 10★7.9IMDB · 110
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A re-working, re-editing, and restructuring of Sam Fuller's The Big Red One bringing it closer as originally envisioned by the late filmmaker. It includes forty-seven additional minutes which was not utilized in the film's original release. Supervised by Richard Schickel, Peter Bogdanovich, and editor Bryan McKenzie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Samuel Fuller
Writers
Samuel Fuller
Languages
English, French, German, Italian
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, German, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Samuel Fuller, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill and Robert Carradine carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1840406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Samuel Fuller directs. Adam Greenberg behind the camera. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, German, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
  • 2Released 21 years ago.
  • 3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, German, Italian.
  • 4Directed by Samuel Fuller, shot by Adam Greenberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill and Robert Carradine carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt1840406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
  • 8Classified under 12 themes, including "sicily, italy", "africa", "concentration camp", "world war ii".

The technical file

Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Runtime
163 min · 2h 43m
Status
Released
Budget
$6,000,000
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R
IMDB rating
7.9/10 · 110 votes
MPAA
R

Also by

Samuel Fuller

Production companies

Who made it

  • Warner Bros. Entertainment

    Warner Bros. Entertainment

    US

Key crew

  • Supervising Technical DirectorRichard Schickel
  • Supervising Technical DirectorPeter Bogdanovich
  • Editorial ConsultantBryan McKenzie

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • sicily, italy
  • africa
  • concentration camp
  • world war ii
  • omaha beach
  • infantry
  • us army
  • d-day
  • sergeant
  • hospital
  • anti war
  • restoration

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Physical2005-05-03R· Initial DVD Release

Also known as

International titles

  • The Big Red OneUS
  • 最前線物語 ザ・リコンストラクション スペシャル・エディションJP

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