The war epic that almost died in an editing room massacre — rescued by obsessed film nerds.
Documentary about the efforts to reconstruct Sam Fuller's The Big Red One closer to the film Fuller had originally envisioned.
Direction
Schickel channels Fuller's chaotic genius without模仿ing it.
Editing
The irony: a doc about reconstruction, tightly edited itself.
Production
Tracking down lost 70mm reels like cinematic Indiana Jones.
Director
Richard Schickel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fuller's original cut ran over four hours; the 1980 theatrical release was hacked to 113 minutes by studio executives who feared audiences couldn't handle war's brutality.
This doc helped cement the 'director's cut' as a commercially viable concept in the DVD era — every Ridley Scott re-release owes Fuller a debt.
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