Based on a true story of heroism and sacrifice, SAINTS AND SOLDIERS was an acclaimed hit on the film festival circuit, winning over 10 best film awards around the country. In some... more
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Advantages: Low Budget war movie with good performances Disadvantages: Disappointing DVD specs
...Ryan Little
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Overall this movie comes highly recommended; it is just a shame that the DVD is not higher quality. My advice would be to rent this if you can't buy it for under a tenner or wait for a special edition if they decide to do one which hopefully with have higher video & audio quality. ...
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Advantages: great plot, touching characters Disadvantages: none
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The story of Saints and Soldiers is set in December 1944 , Belgium, Ardennes Forest. The film begins with a group of allied prisoners who have been captured by the dastardly Germans. A commotion in the prisoners starts and one of them manages to prise a gun from a German soldier and shoot him. The Germans being the cruel fiends they are, open fire on the captured American soldiers while they are fleeing towards the trees to save their lives. ... ...and with only one gun between 4 men they have to make their journey back to allied ground and treachorously make their way behind enemy lines. Along the way they rescue a British Pilot who they decide to help as he is carrying reconassance photographs. This film allows you to connect to the characters and learn their past and their future dreams. There'll be times when you want to cheer and urge them on, then again there will be times when you want ...
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Advantages: Realistic, good story Disadvantages: No famous actors
The story begins in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium, a group of American soldiers have been captured by the German army. One of the prisoners decides to make a run for it and he is being shot down by a German solider. Panic brakes out and the Germans start to shoot at the prisoners. Only 4 Americans survive and they are completely alone in the forest with only one gun with 4 rounds. They hear about a plane crash and the next day they meet a British ... ...to the American HQ fast. And they start to walk.
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The main characters are first Deacon, a handsome guy, a great shooter but compared to the others he doesn't feel any hate to the German troops. The British pilot Oberon Winley (Kirby Heyborn, is about 40 years old and ready to do anything to complete his objective. Steven Gould, the commander in the group is a kind man in his forties, a war veteran who knows ...
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Actor(s): Corbin Allred, Alexander Polinsky, Kirby Heyborne, Larry Bagby, Peter Asle Holden
Director(s): Ryan Little
Genre: War
Classification: 15 years and over
Running Time: 1 hour 27 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): METRODOME DISTRIBUTION; DELUXE VIDEO SERVICE - METRODOME
Release date: 09/01/2006
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: MTD 5216
Barcode: 5055002552168
Screenwriter: Geoffrey Panos, Matt Whitaker
Composer: Bart K. Henrickson, J. Bateman
Producer: Adam Abel, Ryan Little
Languages
Main Language: English
Subtitle Language: English
Hearing Impaired Language: English
DVD Description
Based on a true story of heroism and sacrifice, SAINTS AND SOLDIERS was an acclaimed hit on the film festival circuit, winning over 10 best film awards around the country. In some of the most vicious days of World War II, four American soldiers survive a massacre of prisoners and remain trapped behind enemy lines. When they encounter a hiding British officer with valuable intelligence information, the group decides to try and sneak back into friendly territory with the data. However, that proposition is rife with difficulties: the group is mostly unarmed, the weather is freezing cold, they have no food, and the woodlands are crawling with German soldiers. Can each of the men overcome their fear and the odds to deliver the information that may save hundreds of Allied lives? SAINTS AND SOLDIERS is an independently made war film which proves that verisimilitude and emotional impact in the genre is not entirely the province of Hollywood.
Technical information
Special Features: Director Commentary, The Making Of
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English Dolby Digital Stereo English
Professional reviews
Review: Awesome (efilmcritic.com, )
A powerful wartime tale of survival, mortality and honor (New York Daily News, )
Gripping (Variety, )
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