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The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

War. Drama 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 ... [+]
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Variety
Variety
"It's a terrific war yarn, a picture of palpable raw power which manages both Intense intimacy and great scope at the same time."  POS
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"If you don't elect to watch The Big Red One through the lens of Sam Fuller's mystique ... you'll realize that it has been celebrated in ways that essentially make virtues of its flaws." NEU
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"What the movie may lack in Saving Private Ryan-style gloss, it more than makes up for in authenticity"  POS
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
"The director's gift for bare-knuckles lyricism rescues scene after scene." POS
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker
"You must see this film for one unstoppable reason, and that is Lee Marvin." POS
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