Difference between revisions of "The Big Red One"

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The Big Red One is a 1980 movie about a rifle squad of the US 1st Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. The squad consists of the "Four Horsemen": Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson (Kelly Ward) and The Sergeant (Lee Marvin). They fight and stay alive together from North Africa to Germany and the discovery of the concentration camps. This gripping World War II drama was directed by Samuel Fuller, who was a US 1st Infantry Division veteran during WWII. An extended version of the film was released on DVD in 2004 as The Big Red One: The Reconstruction.

Actors: The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) Griff (Mark Hamill), Zab (Robert Carradine), Vinci (Bobby Di Cicco), and Johnson(Kelly Ward)

Director: Samuel Fuller

The following guns were used in the movie The Big Red One:

1903 Springfield Rifle

During the World War I prologue, the Private carries a 1903 Springfield Rifle fitted with a bayonet as he surveys the battlefield just prior to the war being over.

1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06

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The Private (Lee Marvin) uses the bayonet fixed on his 1903 Springfield Rifle to check a dead German soldier.

Gew 98 Mauser Rifle

A Gew 98 Mauser rifle is seen being trampled by a horse that spooks the Private during the WWI prologue.

Mauser Gew 98 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm

Mauser Gew 98 Rifle laying on the ground

1886 Lebel Rifle

As the Big Red One invades, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the Lebel Model 1886 Rifle as their main weapon.

Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mmR

Vichy French soldier holding a Lebel Model 1886 Rifle in defensive position

Vichy French soldiers firing Lebel Model 1886 Rifle

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is the chief weapon of the 1st Squad.

Griff (Mark Hamill) places a condom on the muzzle of his Garand to keep out the moisture.

Griff fires his M1 Garand from the North Africa beachhead.

The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) holding his M1 Garand.

The Sergeant (Lee Marvin) and Griff (Mark Hamill) with their M1 Garand rifles.

1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun

1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun - 8 x 50mmR

Vichy French soldiers manning a 1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun in defensive position

Vichy French soldier manning a 1914 Hotchkiss Machine Gun

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.

Mle 1892 Revolver - 8 x 27mm

A Vichy French officer with his Mle 1892 Revolver.

1928A1 Thompson

1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP

US soldier cleaning a 1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun

MP40 Sub Machine Gun

MP40 Sub Machine Gun - 9mm

The German sergeant Schroeder (Siegfried Rauch) carrying a MP40 Sub Machine Gun

Stephane Audran firing a MP40 Sub Machine Gun in the Asylum

MG34 Machine Gun

MG34 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm

Italian soldier firing a MG34 Machine Gun

Bergmann MP28 Sub Machine Gun

Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II - 9mm

Italian soldier firing a Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun

K98K Rifle

K98K Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm

German soldier setting down a K98K Mauser Rifle

German soldiers carrying K98K Mauser Rifles

Browning 1919A4

Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06

A Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun firing from bow mount on Israeli M51 Sherman

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 ==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 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|400px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]]
 [[Image:BigRed1 002.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Private ([[Lee Marvin]]) uses the bayonet fixed on his [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifle]] to check a dead German soldier.]]
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 ==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 invades, Vichy French soldiers are seen carrying the [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] as their main weapon.
 [[Image:Lebel.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle - 8 x 50mmR]]
 [[Image:TBRO 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vichy French soldier holding a [[Lebel 1886|Lebel Model 1886 Rifle]] in defensive position]]
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 [[Image:BigRed1 007.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Vichy French officer with his [[Mle 1892 Revolver]].]]
-==M1A1 Thompson Submachine Gun==
+==1928A1 Thompson==
-The [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]] is seen being carried mainly by Pvt. Switolsky ([[Doug Werner]]).
+[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1928A1 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:TBRO 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|US soldier cleaning a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|1928A1 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]]]]
-[[Image:TBRO 10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pvt. Switolsky ([[Doug Werner]]) cleans his [[Thompson Submachine Gun|M1A1 Thompson]] right before the Battle of the Kasserine Pass.]]
-==MP40 Submachine Gun==
+==MP40 Sub Machine Gun==
-The [[MP40]] is seen chiefly carried by the German sergeant Schroeder ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) throughout the film.
 [[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MP40 Sub Machine Gun - 9mm]]
 [[Image:TBRO 11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The German sergeant Schroeder ([[Siegfried Rauch]]) carrying a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]]]]
 [[Image:TBRO 19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Stephane Audran]] firing a [[MP40|MP40 Sub Machine Gun]] in the Asylum]]
+==MG34 Machine Gun==
+[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]]
+[[Image:TBRO 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian soldier firing a [[MG34|MG34 Machine Gun]]]]
+[[Image:BigRed1 005.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
-==Bergmann MP28 Submachine Gun==
+==Bergmann MP28 Sub Machine Gun==
-Italian forces are seen with the [[Bergmann MP28]].
 [[Image:mp28.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II - 9mm]]
 [[Image:TBRO 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian soldier firing a [[Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II|Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II Sub Machine Gun]]]]
 ==K98K Rifle==
-The main rifle used by German forces in the film is the [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifle]].
 [[Image:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|400px|K98K Mauser Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]]
-[[Image:TBRO 16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldier setting down a [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifle]].]]
+[[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 carrying [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifles]].]]
+[[Image:TBRO 20.jpg|thumb|none|400px|German soldiers carrying [[Karabiner 98k|K98K Mauser Rifles]]]]
-==MG34 Machine Gun==
-The [[MG34]] is used by both German and Italian forces in the film.
-[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 Machine Gun - 7.92 x 57mm]]
-[[Image:TBRO 12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian soldier firing a [[MG34|MG34 Machine Gun]]]]
-[[Image:BigRed1 005.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In a scene from "The Reconstruction", a German machine team is seen firing the MG34 on US Forces.]]
 ==Browning 1919A4==
-The [[Browning M1919|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.
 [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun - .30-06]]
 [[Image:TBRO 17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A [[Browning M1919|Browning 1919A4 Machine Gun]] firing from bow mount on Israeli M51 Sherman]]