
After surviving a massacre in Malmedy, a location behind the German army in Europe, four American soldiers with only one weapon rescue the British pilot Oberon Winley (Kirby Heyborn) in a tree and they move together, trying to reach the allied forces and save a great number of allied soldiers from a German attack with the information got by Winley in his flight. While marching, each soldier discloses inner secrets to the rest of the group.... (Full plot summary below)
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After surviving a massacre in Malmedy, a location behind the German army in Europe, four American soldiers with only one weapon rescue the British pilot Oberon Winley (Kirby Heyborn) in a tree and they move together, trying to reach the allied forces and save a great number of allied soldiers from a German attack with the information got by Winley in his flight. While marching, each soldier discloses inner secrets to the rest of the group.
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| L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteThe triumph here is a matter of craftsmanship rather than art, but it's rare enough even on that level for a film to be worth celebrating. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonDespite all the life-threatening situations, warrior deaths and heroic feats, it's hard to get behind characters who feel like lazy archetypes. |
| Las Vegas MercuryAnthony Del Valle'A gem of a movie with an unusually convincing reality base. We feel as if there's no distance between us and the fighting men. And that lack of distance is the film's point.' |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSaints and Soldiers isn't a great film, but what it does, it does well. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA feel-good film about a small group of soldiers in WWII who are so saintly that they never curse. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldIt's no earthshaker, but the indie film is refreshingly different from the current movie norm, it's won more than 15 awards on the festival circuit, and war-movie aficionados will find it well worth the journey. |
| New York PostMegan LehmannWants to be an epic in the mold of "Saving Private Ryan," but it's hindered by its modest budget. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderIt is dramatic, in the most complimentary sense of that word. It engages the emotions and the senses subtly and expertly. |
| New TimesLuke Y. Thompsonvaluable in its embrace of true Christian forgiveness |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloThoughtful, engaging World War II movie has battle violence. |