Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (2012)

On August 15, 1944 the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) jumped over the south of France. Their mission was to support and protect the Allied Troops marching to Berlin. Landing ... See full summary »

Director:

Ryan Little

Writers:

Lamont Gray, Lincoln Hoppe

Stars:

Corbin Allred, David Nibley, Jasen Wade

Cast

Credited cast:
Corbin Allred	...	Rossi
David Nibley	...	Jones
Jasen Wade	...	Curtis
Lincoln Hoppe	...	Erich Neumann
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nichelle Aiden	...	Charlotte
Virginie Fourtina Anderson	...	Emilie
Loic Anthian	...	Phillipe
Perry Atkins	...	German Guard #2
Randy Beard	...	German Patrol Leader
Ivan R. Bird	...	Jean - French Partisan #2
Erich Cannon	...	Gustave
Garin Clark	...	German Guard #1
Roger Condron	...	M18 Hellcat Driver
Don Cosney	...	Francois Poulenc
Curt Doussett	...	Lt. Woodward

Storyline

On August 15, 1944 the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) jumped over the south of France. Their mission was to support and protect the Allied Troops marching to Berlin. Landing in enemy territory, they fell under immediate attack. In their effort to complete the mission and rendez-vous with their unit, three isolated paratroopers come across a group of French resistants in desperate need. They decide to help liberate some of the captive Partisans. Doing so they will risk their lives.

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Genres:

War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for war violence

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saints and Soldiers: l'honneur des paras

Company Credits

Production Co:

Go Films, KOAN

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Saints and Soldiers (2003)

User Reviews

Interesting idea, average film

Overall 'Airborne Creed' is a good film. It is beautifully shot and the main characters are quite convincing (contrary to the dialogues which often are not). All in all the story is fairly decent (although historically inaccurate, to say the least) but also very predictable; they could have got much more out of it. What makes the film average at best is firstly its Hollywoodesque usage of music. The soundtrack is "so heroic and mournful you can almost picture the tears running down the musician's face" (Yahtzee); it forces emotions down the viewer's throat rather than letting them experience themselves. Secondly, the potential of the film's portrayal of good & evil was barely exploited. Why is it that in American films the heroes always die a slow, painful death, whereas for the enemy it is 'one shot, one kill'? It is really not necessary to refuse giving the enemy a face to make the audience understand who/what is good or evil; after all, the story of 'Airborne Creed' clearly shows that the makers were thinking further than this black/white image and striving to add some shades of grey to it. It is a shame they dared not follow this insight consistently.