The Big Red One: The Reconstruction (2 discs)
1980, 155 minutes, Rated M
"The Real Glory Of War," Samuel Fuller said, "is surviving." A decorated combatant with the famed U.S. First Infantry in World War II, Fuller survived. His 1980 film version of his war experiences did not... until now. Working with 70,000 feet of vault materials and Fuller's shooting script, critic/filmmaker Richard Schickel heads a reconstruction that adds over 40 minutes and transforms a truncated but admired war film into an epic masterwork. Lee Marvin, in a richly layered performance now revealed as one of his finest, stars as the sergeant of peach-fuzzed riflemen fighting from North Africa to Normany and across Europe. The film is the squad's combat diary, war as it's fought and sweated and ld and, maybe, survived.
- Director:
- Samuel Fuller [7],
- Starring:
- Stephane Audran [9], Mark Hamill [33], Lee Marvin [26], Siegfried Rauch [4], Robert Carradine [21], Bobby Di Cicco [4], Kelly Ward [3],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Subtitles:
- English , Greek , Hebrew , Italian , Russian , Turkish
- Language and Sound:
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Italian 5.1 Dolby Digital
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