Wow. Did anyone read a history book before making this? Hollywood, I know, but still…
Calling ParaLight WorX, you could do such a better job!
One of the worse movies from that era.
“When trumpets fade” fits that category too.
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IDF Sherman with Balkenkreuz? Krass!
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Yeah, don’t take the high ground, dig in in the valley so tanks can roll over you. Makes sense. 
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There is NO reason to dig into the sand when you are surrounded by towers of rock to hide in. A 3rd grader could make that call. Hollywood just wants the dirty cruel Nazis to run over our guys.
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“IDF Sherman with Balkenkreuz? Krass!”
Maybe Beutepanzer?
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At 2:55 (plus) a German trooper is wearing an SS camo smock! 
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Parts filmed in Israel at ceseria the aqueduct and desert stuff and 99 % of the desert stuff along with a lot of the village stuff .
Brought to you by the people who have you Delta force and Rambo 3
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I remember that movie; first time i ever saw Mark Hammil outside of Star Wars.
The part inside the Concentration Camp was both cool and sad at the same time, especially with the malnourished kid dying on Lee Marvin’s shoulders.
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Oddly enough, the film was written and directed by Samuel Fuller who had participated in many of the actions depicted as a Private, later Corporal, in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, and being awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Lee Marvin had been a Marine, participated in 21 amphibious assaults in the Pacific and had been medically discharged as a Private First Class after over a year of hospital treatment for wounds received on Saipan (he had held the rank of Corporal but was demoted for, well, being Lee Marvin…).
The shortcomings of the film can mainly be attributed to being insufficiently resourced, and the cinema cut being edited by the studio to less than half the run-time of the initial rough cut. Nearly a quarter-century after the initial cinema release, and some years after Fuller’s death, The Big Red One: The Reconstruction added back many deleted scenes for a run time of about two hours and forty minutes.
If you want a microscopic dissection of the errors in the movie, and can spare an hour, there is this:
Correcting Every Historical Inaccuracy in ‘The Big Red One’ - YouTube
Regards,
M
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I was aware of Lee Marvin, but not the director.
The above depiction of Kasserine is absurd and looks like it was scripted from preteen fan fiction. You would think they would know better.
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The Israeli Sherman looks huge! That is funny because it is a runt compared to a real Tiger and even more of a pipsqueak compared to a modern main battle tank.
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You have to understand that the movies made during this time weren’t meant as historically correct documentaries, but to sell tickets at the theater. Not like the current films, like Top Gun, Missing in Action, or Rambo! Ha ha! Wayne
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Haha, no kidding! 
Ahhh the beast.. oh yes.. how could I forget that one 
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Gentlemen!
May I have your attention,please.
We should all be aware that our model building activities and the
side hustle of finding out the real history and figuring out all the details
of all the objects we make models of makes us a very difficult audience
for any movie or TV-series about anything historical.
We simply know too much to be able to avoid reacting to shortcuts and
mistakes/omissions.
Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
Don’t read the book before seeing the film.
We (family) watched ‘All quiet the Western Front’ yesterday.
Wife complained that so much from the book was missing.
I noticed the running gear
on the St Chamond tanks seen attacking in this scene.
At least they made an effort …
Edit: See correction by SableLiger about the running gear below.
MTLB has solid sprocket wheels, BMP-1 has spoked wheels …
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What? You mean to tell me those big studios couldn’t afford to find enough fully functional accurate tanks? Some penny pinching accountants! Ha ha Wayne
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I agree that we tend to be a tough audience because many model builders are very interested in history and/or have participated in the war being depicted. I’m not a fan of any Vietnam war movies not only because they aren’t all that accurate, but they (for me at least) fail to depict the “feel” of the experience. But we have to remember, these are stories, not documentaries, meant to appeal to a wider audience. I cringe when someone references “Full Metal Jacket” or “Apocalypse Now” as historically accurate. Are they good shows? I guess, but register with “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” in historical accuracy. That’s my take, I’m sure others have their opinions.
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I agree 
percent what folks are saying in this thread. The older movies were definitely concerned with trying to get “butts in seats” at the theater, not accuracy.
2025’s “Warfare” excels at telling the writers (veterans) story of one day in the hot zone. My impression, the movie is about sharing the truth the writer saw, not getting butts in seats.
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