Everyman's War

  • Drama
  • War
5/22/2009
104

When all hope is lost...heroes emerge.

No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy fire, unarmed and wounded, into town and warn of the coming attack. Based on actual accounts "Everyman's War" explores the heroic events of this decorated veterans courage and the struggle between duty and desire. Between the prospect of the life and love, Dorine that waits at home and the harsh realities of war which marks the pivotal epoch in his life as he discovers that the loss of hope can be worse than the loss of life. One man's courage... One man's hope...Everyman's War.

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$720,000

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    • Wuchak

      Americans going to Western Europe to fight Germans in the wintery forests

      The true story of Don Smith and his fellow soldiers leading up to the Battle of the Bulge in December-January, 1944-45, is chronicled.

      Fallen Not Forgotten (2009), aka Everymans War, is a WW2 Indie only costing $720,000 and is reminiscent of "Straight into Darkness" from five years prior, just more straightforward and less surrealistic. It was a labor of love written & directed by the sons of the real-life protagonist. "The Frozen Front" (2017) is another comparison. While this isnt as good as Straight into Darkness, its superior to The Frozen Front.

      I watched it because I was in the mood for a WW2 flick, but also because I heard how little it cost and ...

      November 9, 2023

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