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Age of Heroes

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 30m
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5.5/10
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Sean Bean and Danny Dyer in Age of Heroes (2011)
Members of 30 Commando, one of most elite units in the history of the British Armed Forces, venture into occupied Norway to capture Nazi technology that could turn the tide of the war.
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The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.

IMDb RATING
5.5/10
9.8K
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  • Director
    • Adrian Vitoria
  • Writers
    • Ed Scates(screenplay)
    • Adrian Vitoria(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Danny Dyer
    • Aksel Hennie
Top credits
  • Director
    • Adrian Vitoria
  • Writers
    • Ed Scates(screenplay)
    • Adrian Vitoria(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Bean
    • Danny Dyer
    • Aksel Hennie
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    • 58User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Age of Heroes: International Trailer
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    Sean Bean, Izabella Miko, Danny Dyer, and William Houston in Age of Heroes (2011)
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    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Jonesas Jones
    Danny Dyer
    Danny Dyer
    • Rainsas Rains
    Aksel Hennie
    Aksel Hennie
    • Steinaras Steinar
    Izabella Miko
    Izabella Miko
    • Jensenas Jensen
    James D'Arcy
    James D'Arcy
    • Flemingas Fleming
    William Houston
    William Houston
    • Macas Mac
    John Dagleish
    John Dagleish
    • Rollrightas Rollright
    Stephen Walters
    Stephen Walters
    • Brightlingas Brightling
    Guy Burnet
    Guy Burnet
    • Rileyas Riley
    Ewan Ross
    Ewan Ross
    • Gableas Gable
    Christian Rubeck
    Christian Rubeck
    • Modelas Model
    Erik Madsen
    Erik Madsen
    • Teichmanas Teichman
    • (as Jan Erik Madsen)
    Lee Jerrum
    • Dobsonas Dobson
    Rosie Fellner
    Rosie Fellner
    • Holbrookas Holbrook
    Tony Hood
    • Sergeant Greyas Sergeant Grey
    Jay Simpson
    Jay Simpson
    • RMP CSMas RMP CSM
    Adam Gillen
    Adam Gillen
    • Soldier 1as Soldier 1
    Theo Barklem-Biggs
    Theo Barklem-Biggs
    • Soldier 2as Soldier 2
    • Director
      • Adrian Vitoria
    • Writers
      • Ed Scates(screenplay)
      • Adrian Vitoria(screenplay)
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    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. —comingsoon.net
    • behind enemy lines
    • nazi occupied norway
    • world war two
    • briton abroad
    • sabotage
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    • Taglines
      • The Were Britain's Commando Elite.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Thriller
      • War
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The name of the the real life military outfit that James Bond creator fought for which is depicted in the film was the "30 Commando Unit" which was also known as the "30 Assault Unit" and informally also known as Ian Fleming's "Red Indians".
    • Goofs
      When identity discs (dog tags) are taken off the bodies of deceased soldiers, both discs are taken. In fact, only the red disc was supposed to be taken, with the green disc staying on the body to identify it.
    • Quotes

      Jones: If it looks like he's gonna be captured... or if he is... shoot him

    • Connections
      Referenced in An Age of Heroes: The History of the 30AU (2011)

    User reviews58

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    Top review
    6/10
    This interesting and decent wartime picture about commandos packs thrills , emotion , high-powered action-packed , shootouts and explosions
    The motion picture's opening title card reads: "France - May 1940" in Dunkirk , there takes place a sad retreat . This true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K. , as our protagonists undertake risked feats from the edge of defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk to the mountains of Norway on a perilous mission behind enemy lines . It is set in 1940 , it concerns about a misfit team led by Major Jones : Sean Bean is assigned by Ian Fleming : James D'Arcy to assemble an 8-men commando team to travel to Norway , as Sean Bean and his squad have to carry out a suicide mission in Norway . The leader forges them into a two-fisted fighting unit by training in the Scotland outdoors and leads them on a deadly assignment into Nazi territory . The powerful group is formed by Rains : Danny Dyer , Aksel Hennie : Steinar , William Houston : Mac , Brightling : Stephen Walters , Riley : Guy Burnet and with specialist Roger Rollright : John Dagleish . This is a story which takes our heroes into a deadly assignment , if successful, could modify the course of the war . They are parachuted in Norwegian landscapes to meet the agent Beowulf (Izabella Miko) and destroy the German Freyo Station and rob German state-of-the-art technology of Radio Direction Finding (RDF) in Operation Grendel that bears remarkable resemblance to the real-life "Bruneval Raid" which was officially also known as "Operation Biting".

    This moving film packs frantic thrills, perilous adventures , relentless feats , and buck-loads of explosive action and violence. The noisy action is uniformly well-made, especially deserving of mention the rip-roaring final scenes on the snowy scenarios , including some spectacular shootouts and bombing . Based on the real-life events of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando during WWII , the first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky relationship with their leader. The final part is all action, as the valiant commando wreck havoc and then run for their lives. Despite the fact that few of the "heroes" survive the bloodbath, the message here is that war is hell. Apart from the values of team spirit , cudgeled by Major Jones/Sean Bean into his brave group , the film is full of feats , intrigue , noisy acting , suspense , and thrills . The crew was supported by actual commandos, real British commandos, worked on this project. They helped and they played members of the SS. They were all ex-military men who have worked in Iraq and Afghanistan and have seen real action. They included every single detail in the finished edit. They educated them in the workings of warfare. This is is a wartime typical vehicle and into the ¨warlike commando sub-genre¨ , a theme very popular in the sixties , including classic titles , such as : Dirty Dozen (Robert Aldrich) , Navarone Guns (J. Lee Thompson) , Where eagles dare(Brian G. Hutton) , Kelly's heroes(Hutton ) , Tobruk (Arthur Hiller), Devil's Brigade (Andrew V McLagen) and many others . Sean Bean is good as leader of the motley pack together thwart the Nazi schemes, as well as the largely secondary cast with special mention for Aksel Hennie , Stephen Walters ,William Houston , Izabella Miko and James D'Arcy as Ian Fleming . Just prior to the Second World War, Ian Fleming "- well played by James D'Arcy- whose code-name was "17F, was recruited into British Naval Intelligence where he excelled, shortly achieving the rank of Commander. The name of the the real life military outfit that 007 creator fought for which is depicted in the film was the "30 Commando Unit" which was also known as the "30 Assault Unit" and informally also known as Ian Fleming's "Red Indians . When the war ended, Fleming retired to Jamaica where he built a house called "Goldeneye," took up writing full-time and created the character that would make him famous -- British Secret Service agent James Bond, in a novel called "Casino Royale."

    It contains a thrilling and suspenseful musical score by Michael Plowman . As well as a colorful and evocative cinematography by Mark Hamilton . Being filmed on location in Ålgård, Rogaland, Vågslid, Telemark, Norway , Haukeliseter, Telemark, Norway ,Gravesend Civil Defence Bunker - Woodlands Park, Gravesend, Kent, England, Connaught Barracks, Dover, Kent, Pluckley, Kent, England, UK . The motion picture was professionally directed by Adrian Victoria , an usual director/writer of TV episodes as The Bill , Crossing the Line , Casualty , Driven and ocassionally for cinema as Capital Punishment , The crew and this Age of heroes . Rating : 6/10 . Acceptable and passable Warlike movie .
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2011 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Kahramanlar Çağı
    • Filming locations
      • Gravesend Civil Defence Bunker - Woodlands Park, Gravesend, Kent, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Giant Films
      • Panaramic
      • Atlantic Swiss Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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