Samuel Fuller - The Big Red One [2004 Reconstruction] (1980) [DVDRip]
The Big Red One - Reconstruction (DVDrip - 1980)
163 min | DivX6 704x384 | 1103 kb/s | 128 kb/s mp3 CBR | 23.97 fps | B-VOP |1.45 GB + 3% recovery record
English | Subtitles: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian and French .srt | Genre: Action/War/Drama | RS.com
A US Army sergeant who participated in the First World War now leads a rifle squad in the same division in which he's served, the First Infantry. The squad participates in combat action from storming Vichy French Africa into the long seige of Sicily and Italy, into D-Day at Omaha Beach, and onward through the push to Germany. Along the way the squad gets involved in several incidents with civilians,such as a French woman about to give birth and also in a firefight in an insane asylum.Throughout the war the Sergeant has engaged in a mini-battle of wills with Pvt. Griff, a semi-pacifist whose convictions are destroyed in a horrific scene amid the human genocide of a concentration camp in 1945.
I watched the full, restored version of The Big Red One, having only ever seen the previous version missing some 47 minutes. Fuller outdid himself here with this one, his masterpiece. A largely authentic account {details were embellished for cinematic reasons} from a man who was there. The Big Red One is a largely frank, matter of fact film in cinematic considerations, typical Fuller, a no nonsense filmmaker was he. It directly displays some, if not most of his own experiences of WWII. It takes us through major fronts of the war, Africa, Normandy, Sicily. There are also segments devoted to other parts of Europe that the director found himself in during his time with the 1st Infantry division, "The Big Red One" of the film's title.
The highlights of the film are the dialog, the rich, yet gritty cinematography and the naturalistic performances of the leads, particularly excellent are the great Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill and Robert Carradine. All perfectly suited to the environment. There are some fantastic moments of humanity for such a tough film, particularly when the soldiers interact with the locals in France, Belgium and Italy. There's a scene near the end in Czechoslovakia with Marvin's sarge and a young boy that is quite touching. Whoever thinks Fuller didn't have an eye for tender moments should be immediately directed to this scene. Wonderful film, so glad it was finally restored and given the full DVD treatment it deserves. On a side note it's amazing what Fuller proved he could do on such a small budget and succeeds in delivering a film devoid of empathy or contrived and manipulative pathos as so many war films end up doing. Instead TBR1 simply states survival as its main dissertation. As the close of the film with Hamill's voice-over states, the only glory was survival. IMDB user comment
Uno rojo: división de choque. Versión reconstruida de 2004. En el transcurso de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cinco soldados americanos al mando de un veterano sargento protagonizan dramáticas batallas, en las que sobrevivir es lo más importante, y terribles experiencias que les marcarán profundamente.
Ver crítica: http://otrosclasicos.blogspot.com/2007/06/big-red-one-1980.html
Au-delà de la gloire, la version inédite. Sorti en salles en 1980 dans une version de 1h53, Au-delà de la gloire narre l'expérience de quatre GI's américains et de leur sergent perdus en pleine seconde guerre mondiale. Mais Samuel Fuller n'était pas content de ce premier montage trop court, restituant imparfaitement un récit largement inspiré de son expérience vécue. Vingt ans après, un remontage de près de trois heures est publié en DVD. http://cinema.fluctuat.net/films/au-dela-de-la-gloire/1314-chronique-contes-reels-de-la-guerre.html
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