1 | * CaliforniaDoubling: Most of the film was shot in Israel, with many of the Nazis ironically played by Jewish locals. |
2 | * CastTheExpert: Creator/LeeMarvin fought in WWII, but in the Pacific at Saipan. |
3 | * DawsonCasting: Many critics felt that Creator/LeeMarvin was too old at 54 to play the sergeant. |
4 | * ExecutiveMeddling: The original theatrical release was the result of significant cuts and re-editing done by the studio to try and create a more conventional war film. It was decades before another version closer to Samuel Fuller's original vision was released to critical acclaim. |
5 | * PlayingAgainstType: Creator/MarkHamill took the role of the cynical Griff in an attempt to show he had range beyond the idealistic Luke Skywalker. |
6 | * RealitySubtext: The scene in which the sergeant is wounded is a re-creation of how Creator/LeeMarvin was wounded in real life as a Marine in the Pacific. As in the film, Marvin was shot through the back and collapsed down on his knees. |
7 | * SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The movie had been planned for over twenty years before it was finally filmed. A previous Creator/SamuelFuller film, ''Merrill's Marauders'', was supposed to be the original version of this. |
8 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
9 | ** The studio wanted Creator/JohnWayne as The Sergeant, but his failing health at the time prevented him from appearing. |
10 | ** Reportedly, Fuller wanted Creator/MartinScorsese for the role of Pvt. Vinci, 1st Squad, but Scorsese moved on to do ''Film/RagingBull''. |
11 | * WriteWhatYouKnow: Creator/SamuelFuller served in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. He was a member of "The Big Red One" and many of the moments in this movie are based upon his own experiences. |
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