Feb 11, 2017 four american soldiers and one brit fighting in europe during world war ii struggle to return to allied territory after being separated from u. With solid well developed characters just like in the original saints and soldiers. Dec 26, 2012 saints and soldiers is based on true events centering on the malmedy massacre in the battle of the bulge. Saints and soldiers is a 2003 faiththemed war drama film. Saints and soldiers is a 2003 war drama film directed by ryan little and produced by little and adam abel. He is a devout mormon and has served as a missionary in germany, where he stayed with the gertz family, befriended their son, rudolph rudi, and learned german. The film stars corbin allred, david nibley, and jasen wade. Five american soldiers fighting in europe during world war ii struggle to return to allied territory after being separated from u. Airborne creed 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film stars corbin allred, alexander niver, lawrence bagby, and peter asle holden as the four american soldiers trying to return kirby heyborne, a british soldier with vital. There is frequent battle violence dead bodies and blood, as well as a graphic scene in which one of the main characters is shown getting a bullet removed from his thigh. Saints and soldiers cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
See more ideas about saints and soldiers, faith in humanity and faith in humanity restored. They are normal humans that worship some god or some guy or are his slaves. The first saints and soldiers movie achieved world wide acclaim upon release in 2004, but for whatever. Saints and soldiers represents the first lds film produced after 2000 to be exhibited in film festivals before general release to gain publicity.
Saints and soldiers is one of the very best ldsmade movies ive seen so far but not one that i would recommend for young children, although 8 and up might be fine. Saints and soldiers is a war drama which according to its sub heading, is based on actual events, namely the horrific murder of over 70 unarmed us soldiers at the hands of an ss panzer division in malmedy, belgium, during world war 2. With corbin allred, alexander polinsky, kirby heyborne, larry bagby. German private saints and soldiers deutsche soldaten. Several of the soldiers escape and hide out in a bombedout house. Saints and soldiers critics consensus while it draws heavily on war movie conventions, saints and soldiers has strong performances and a compelling central plot. Saints and soldiers dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Nathan deacon greer saints and soldiers wiki fandom. The films story has no relation to the events or characters. In this installment, the war is 1 week from ending, and the u. Nov 08, 2009 short clip from movie called saints and soldiers. Eris from saintia sho is probably around the level of the twin gods.
The story i found to be gripping and intriguing, from the character arcs to the ending, but if i had one problem it would be that the first act was a little drawn out. Unlike the bronze saints, who are main characters, and the gold saints, who are at the top of the law of chromatic superiority and became the focus of most spinoffs, the silver saints are, mostly, a out of focus quirky miniboss squad that are reduced to team cannon fodder not long after being introduced. Directed by ryan little, from a screenplay by geoffrey panos and matt whitaker. Although all 3 movies are based on events during wwii, they dont follow the same characters and plotlines. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Saints and soldiers is an actionpacked story based on the horrifying historical event known as the malmedy massacre. The following graph was taken from the internet movie database imdb. After surviving a massacre in malmedy, a location behind the german army in europe, four american soldiers with only one weapon rescue the british pilot oberon winley kirby heyborn in a tree and they move together, trying to reach the allied forces and save a great number of allied soldiers from a german attack with the information got by winley in his flight. I think at some point is said that abel is as powerful as poseidon. Airborne creed is a beautifully crafted wwii picture.
Own all 3 saints and soliders movies with this 3 dvd value pack. Saints and soldiers wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Four american soldiers and one brit fighting in europe during world war ii. If you like lots of big budget special effect loud explosions, crashing airplanes, panoramic scenes with thousands of extras slogging through the mud, if thats what you want in a war movie, skip this one. It is based on events that look place during the invasion of southern france in world war ii. With corbin allred, david nibley, jasen wade, virginie fourtina anderson. After surviving a massacre in malmedy, a location behind the german army in europe, four american soldiers with only one weapon rescue the british pilot oberon winley kirby heyborn in a tree and they move together, trying to reach the allied forces and save a great number of allied soldiers from a german attack with the. The film stars corbin allred as nathan greer and kirby heyborne as oberon winley. It is loosely based on events that took place after the malmedy massacre during the battle of the bulge. They, like the saints, dont use weapons to fight, and only uses brute force in the battles. Soldiers saint seiya villains wiki fandom powered by. On august 15, 1944 the 517th parachute regimental combat team prct jumped over the south of france. There is frequent battle violence dead bodies and blood, as well as a graphic scene in which one of the main characters is. I saw it the same week as the new restoration of sam fullers the big red one 1980, made by a director who was an infantryman throughout world war ii, and was struck.
Saints and soldiers is a dramatic, intense and heroic wwii film about members of the greatest generation struggling to be both good men and good soldiers inmid december 1944, while hitlers army blitzkriegs through the ardennes forest in belgium. The void august 15, 2014 germany, may 1945, deep in the harz mountains a u. See the full list of saints and soldiers cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Unlike most characters in war movies, deacons early life is talked about at great lengths. He is seen threatening a belgian woman named catherine theary with a walther p38, he is then killed by an american g. Saints and soldiers 2 saints and soldiers, world war, military jacket, fictional characters. Saints and soldiers the void resist and bite sabaton duration. Saints and soldiers is a lowbudget war movie with some profound messages, some flat spots, and some slightly annoying moments. Rent saints and soldiers 2003 on dvd and bluray dvd. I found this tier list on the power rankings of saint. Saints and soldiers collection the movie database tmdb. Nov 11, 2004 just as it stands, saints and soldiers could have been made in 1948.
Little and abel quickly cast corbin allred and kirby heyborne. Its director, ryan little an ldsmormon, uses the horror of the malmedy massacre. The realities of war are definitely there, excluding vulgarity and nudity. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 164 produced by 8 music by 2 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 makeup department 10 production management 3 second unit director or assistant director 3. The movie is done in flashback, about a supposedly true life event that occurred during world war ii. The movie opens as the allies discover the bloody remains of the malmedy massacre. A perfect little gem of a movie, each piece story, characters, dialogue, message fitting together so perfectly that there isnt a thing i would change about it.
During production, gerald would be the last cast member to eat lunch to. Many criticized it for being boring, and borrowing to heavily from other war movies. Saints and soldiers 2004 after nazis ambush a brigade of allied soldiers in belgium, the few remaining survivors, including the sniper, deacon corbin allred, and pvt. We soon learn how the germans attacked the unarmed prisoners, killing most of them. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing saints and soldiers near you. Pallas is about the same level of a weakened saori they both have a pretty even match so i would say she is more or less along the level of the twin gods. Saints and soldiers 2004 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. American sharpshooter corporal nathan greer, known as deacon, finds himself held captive with over one hundred other american soldiers in a snow. Saints and soldiers, with corbin allred, alexander niver, peter holden, kirby heybourne, lawrence bagby. Saints and soldiers inmid december 1944, while hitlers army blitzkriegs through the ardennes forest in belgium. There is frequent battle violence dead bodies and blood, as well as a. Unlike the characters in modern war movies, they dont use fourletter. See more ideas about saints and soldiers, saints and movies.
Their soldiers who fought world war 2 and are behind ememy lines. The music, drama, and acting are all well done and not cheesy or pattycake like some previous lds movies. The void is a 2014 war drama film directed and written by ryan little. Saints and soldiers film watch film download movies top 100. In the begin of the series, they are common enemies that. After surviving a massacre in malmedy, a location behind the german army in. An american division finds 70 gis who were executed by the germans. Ryan little delivers a moving film once again with saints and soldiers. Parents need to know that saints and soldiers is a 2003 lowbudget world war iithemed movie about five allied soldiers trapped deep behind enemy lines who need to get important information back to their armies that could save thousands of soldiers from an enemy attack.
In december 1944, hitlers army blitzkriegs through the ardennes forest into belgium, creating the terrifying wintertime offensive known as the battle of the bulge. I really mean that, even with all the feels i have about the fates of certain characters. Saints and soldiers is based on true events centering on the malmedy massacre in the battle of the bulge. Deacon deacon greer is the main protagonist of saints and soldiers. American sharpshooter corporal nathan greer, known as deacon, finds himself held captive with over one hundred other american soldiers in a snow coveredfield. Saints and soldiers 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Saints and soldiers saints and soldiers wiki fandom. Rent saints and soldiers 2003 on dvd and bluray netflix. Saints and soldiers tells story of mormon hero in wwii.
It is based on events that took place during the invasion of southern france in world war ii. Eris from the movie should be below the gold saints. Saints and soldiers film watch film summary movie saints and soldiers. Many liked it for the complex and likable characters and the fantastic battle scenes. It has the strengths and the clean lines of a traditional war movie, without hightech special effects to pump up the noise level. Airborne creed is a 2012 war drama film directed by ryan little and produced by little and adam abel. The film stars corbin allred, alexander niver, lawrence bagby, and peter asle holden as. Four american soldiers and one brit fighting in europe during world war ii struggle to return to allied territory after being separated from u. The main characters are deacon lds soldier, gunderson staff sergeant, gould medic, kendrick private, and winley british pilot. Saints and soldiers a war movie for any faith comparisons made to saving private ryan by. In may 1945, remnants of the german army continue fight on in the harz. In their effort to complete the mission and rendez. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing saints and soldiers.
German private saints and soldiers deutsche soldaten wiki. The soldiers are weaker members of an army in the saint seiya series. Saints and soldiers is a 2003 war drama film directed by ryan little and produced by little and. Their mission was to support and protect the allied troops marching to berlin. The athenas soldiers were people that failed to become a saint and become slaves of the sanctuary. Notes his black waffenfarbe shows his branch of service as a pioneer. A strong cast of very talented actors bring the story to life. An american tank travelling alone through the harz mountains in the last days of the second world war stumbles on a german platoon with several armoured. Without warning, german soldiers open fire on the american prisoners. The first saints and soldiers movie achieved world wide acclaim upon release in 2004, but for whatever reason, writerdirector ryan little waited over a decade to bring us the followup, airborne creed. Landing in enemy territory, they fell under immediate attack. Saints and soldiers is a 2003 indiewar film directed by ryan little. Alexander polinsky at an event for saints and soldiers 2003 larry bagby at an event.
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