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Saints and Soldiers

Director: Ryan Little

  • Adam Abel: Producer
  • Brian Brough: Producer
  • Ryan Little: Director, Producer
  • Matthew M. Whitaker: Writer
Ryan Little’s second Fifth Wave film is about Five World War II American soldiers, one a Mormon corporal named "Deacon," become separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre. Battling a frigid wilderness and roving German troops, they soon come across a stranded British intelligence officer who has valuable information that must be delivered to Allied forces.
Winner Best Picture San Diego Film Festival, Sacramento Festival of Cinema, Long Beach International Film Festival, Marco Island Film Festival, Ojai Film Festival, Heartland Film Festival, Stony Brook Film Festival and Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best First Feature and Cinematography.
See Mormon Film: Key Films of the Fifth Wave Other production companies for this film include Medal of Honor Productions LLC.
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DVDLMM 24
25 March 2005
USA
English
Go Films
Mormon Contributor(s)
Corbin Allred, Alexander Niver, Kirby Heyborne, Lawrence Bagby, Peter Holden.
MPAA rating: PG-13
Narrative Film; No Obvious Mormon Elements
Commercial Theaters; Commercial Video (VHS/DVD)
90 min.

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