Rent Saints and Soldiers (2003)
3.3 of 5 from 82 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- December 1944. The German army rampages through the frozen wastes of Belgium's Ardennes Forest. Among the many Allied prisoners taken en route, a small band of American soldiers manages to escape. Without weapons and without food, ravaged by the cold, the men are determined to make it back to their own frontline... but as their perilous journey takes its toll, loyalties become divided and lives hang in the balance. A mesmerising, hallucinatory journey through the hellish landscape of war ravaged Europe, based on real life events 'Saints and Soldiers' tells the story of ordinary men and the mission that made them heroes.
- Actors:
- Corbin Allred, Alexander Polinsky, Kirby Heyborne, Larry Bagby, Peter Holden, Ethan Vincent, Melinda Renee, Ruby Chase, Jeff Birk, Benjamin Gourley, Tane Williams, Randy Beard, Curt Doussett, Michael Buster, M. Casey Reeves, Chris Clark, Christian Lee, Christian Malzl, Philip Malzl, Dawn Graham
- Directors:
- Ryan Little
- Writers:
- Geoffrey Panos, Matt Whitaker
- Studio:
- High Fliers
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/06/2008
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Director's commentary
- Actors' commentary
- Military advisors' commentary
- The making of saints and soldiers
- Theatrical trailer
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Reviews (3) of Saints and Soldiers
its not very good - Saints and Soldiers review by CP Customer
when i looked and read about this film i thought it might be good, well is wasnt as good as i thought it could of, if you are looking for a an action movie stay clear
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Passable war film, with Christian spiritual angle - Saints and Soldiers review by PV
The trailer for this film makes it out to be a spooky horror film set in WWII. It isn't.
It is instead a fair to middling war film set in WWII - though not sure how much it is based on truth. The Germans did massacre British escaped prisoners from Colditz on Hitler's orders as he was so annoyed they escaped and humiliated Germany. Not sure that ever happened with American soldiers or prisoners of war.
I enjoyed it as a simple war movie, relatively low budget. I have seen worse and it is exciting at times, what with some cobbled together jeopardy as a Brit who's parachuted down behind enemy lines is found by the small band of GIs and has to deliver something to someone, or else. All very vague. Stapled-on jeopardy.
I did not like the spiritual angle, with a Christian solider (Deacon) who is a deacon the hero of the piece. The more devout may. I note at the end that it was filmed in Utah, Salt Lake City, and no doubt paid for by Mormon churches there.
But what WERE they thinking casting an American actor as a British soldier, complete with moustache (no bowler hat surprisingly) and an appalling British accent as learnt from some LA stage school teacher who teaches AMericans to do bad British accents no-one here has ever spoken it. Pure comedy, chaps.
2.5 stars rounded up. I shall rent the sequels (x2).
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Saints and soldiers - Saints and Soldiers review by CP Customer
Says is based on facts. If so, is a tribute to courage. Was the "Englishman" and American actor. Appalling accent.
Worth watching, though definitely not an all action hero movie.
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