Age of Heroes (2011)

The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

Director:

Adrian Vitoria

Writers:

Ed Scates (screenplay), Adrian Vitoria (screenplay)

Stars:

Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Aksel Hennie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Bean	...	Maj. Jack Jones
Danny Dyer	...	Cpl. Bob Rains
Aksel Hennie	...	Lt. Steinar Mortensen
Izabella Miko	...	Jensen
James D'Arcy	...	Lt. Cdr. Ian Fleming
William Houston	...	Sgt. MacKenzie
John Dagleish	...	Flt. Sgt. Roger Rollright
Sebastian Street	...	RMP Col. Archer
Stephen Walters	...	Cpl. Syd Brightling
Guy Burnet	...	Riley
Ewan Ross	...	Gable
Erik Madsen	...	Teichman (as Jan Erik Madsen)
Lee Jerrum	...	Dobson
Rosie Fellner	...	Sophie Holbrook
Tony Hood	...	Sergeant Gray

Storyline

Based on the real-life events of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando during World War II this is a story which takes our heroes from the edge of defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk to the mountains of Norway on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines that, if successful, could change the course of the war.

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Plot Keywords:

behind enemy lines | scottish highlands | rural setting | nazi occupied norway | mountain skiing | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Norwegian

Release Date:

20 May 2011 (UK)

Also Known As:

A hősök kora

Filming Locations:

Gravesend Civil Defence Bunker - Woodlands Park, Gravesend, Kent, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Giant Films, Panaramic, Atlantic Swiss Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Scotland training scene, Mac, the instructor says "..and for those of you who don't know me, you're in for a big f***in' surprise." and "...now let's try for our first heart attack, shall we?" These lines are almost identical to those spoken by RSM Sandy Young (Jack Watson) in The Wild Geese.

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Goofs

In the final scenes, Bean's Thompson sub machine-gun was firing with the bolt not only not cocked but not moving with each shot.

User Reviews

Do not watch!!!!

I had some hopes for this. Not very High ones. Just some hopes. But they were dashed from the opening get go.

Danny Dyer does not pull the stops out for this one. Despite what you might read. The delivery of his lines is wooden and he is so out of place. He can only play a cockney geezer from modern day London and hes best suited to sticking to that role.

Sean Beans performance is very good as always but that doesn't make the movie worth watching.

Historically the movies is very inaccurate. Not just the premise but also the uniforms, weapons, Equipment etc. (especially among the Germans) The German units are portrayed as one dimensional Psychopathic death machines thats straight out of a comic book.

Like I said the story is inaccurate to the level that they just made it up. Some of the spoken lines (especially Dyers) are so cheesy its shocking.

For a low budget film this could of been Amazing. But the people in charge of it seemingly wanted to make up there own version of history (think wild geese,Dirty dozen etc but without the fun or prestige). If they had only done some serious research into The units of WW2, There equipment and there stories a fantastic film could of been made. instead they decided to make up there own thing. Which is awful unfortunately.