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The Big Red One

1980 · 162 min · Director: Samuel Fuller ★ IMDb 7.1 · 23,145 ratings

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A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.

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Emotional fingerprint

The Big Red One (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Fear. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Relief
  • Sadness

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Relief
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 53 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefSadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension42 %35 %13 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 12′Relief49 %44 %16 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 20′Tension58 %55 %8 %25 %
17.5 %≈ 28′Tension63 %60 %9 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 36′Tension61 %57 %23 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 45′Tension62 %58 %23 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 53′Tension62 %58 %14 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 61′Humor53 %44 %14 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 69′Humor54 %41 %26 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 77′Tension67 %60 %34 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 85′Tension69 %66 %25 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 93′Tension64 %60 %21 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 101′Relief57 %49 %25 %18 %
67.5 %≈ 109′Humor53 %43 %16 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 117′Tension60 %50 %5 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 126′Sadness62 %53 %3 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 134′Tension61 %54 %5 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 142′Disturbing66 %60 %8 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 150′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 158′Relief72 %35 %65 %55 %

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Cast

SR
Siegfried Rauch

SR
Siegfried Rauch

Schroeder

CM
Charles Macaulay

CM
Charles Macaulay

General / Captain

AD
Alain Doutey

AD
Alain Doutey

Broban

MM
Maurice Marsac

Vichy Colonel

CG
Colin Gilbert

Dog Face POW

JC
Joseph Clark

Shep

KC
Ken Campbell

Lemchek

DW
Doug Werner

Switolski

PL
Perry Lang

Kaiser

HD
Howard Delman

Smitty

MV
Marthe Villalonga

Madame Marbaise

GG
Giovanna Galletti

Woman in Sicilian Village

GB
Gregori Buimistre

The Hun

Details

Directed by
Samuel Fuller
Written by
Samuel Fuller
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
162 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 23,145 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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