The war movie so real, they filmed the director having war flashbacks on set.
A documentary shot during the production of Samuel Fuller's film The Big Red One.
Direction
Fuller directing like he's still dodging bullets in 1943.
Acting
Lee Marvin's thousand-yard stare that needs no dialogue.
Director
Thys Ockersen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fuller carried actual wartime relics in his pockets during filming, including a Luger he took off a dead German soldier.
This doc reveals Fuller's method: he cast real veterans and let them rewrite dialogue based on their own memories, blurring documentary and fiction.
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