Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed is a 2012 American war drama directed by Ryan Little. It’s the second movie in the Saints and Soldiers series and is inspired by real events from the Allied invasion of German-occupied Southern France in World War II. The film stars Corbin Allred, Jasen Wade, and David Nibley.
Set in August 1944, paratroopers from the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team land behind enemy lines in Provence. Corporal Harland “Bud” Curtis and Corporal James Rossi jump separately. Curtis is captured, but Rossi rescues him after killing a German patrol. They join their squad leader Sergeant Caleb Jones, and the three move across the countryside to safety while avoiding pursuit.
They free French Resistance prisoners and continue toward Les Arcs, where they spot a German force moving to attack other paratroopers. They try to ambush the Germans but are badly wounded. Curtis dies. Rossi, injured, is cared for by a German officer, Lieutenant Erich Neumann, whom Jones had spared earlier. Neumann helps Rossi, and Rossi is later found by American troops; Neumann has died from his wounds. Jones is found alive but wounded, and Curtis is dead. The film highlights mercy, courage, and friendship under fire.
The film’s production notes say the creators, including director Ryan Little and producer Adam Abel, faced challenges making a sequel since many main characters from the first film died. It was originally titled Foxhole and is based on true stories from L. Vaughn Curtis’s Letters Home: A Paratrooper’s Story, about Harland “Bud” Curtis. It was shot in Utah on a tight budget, using many volunteer World War II reenactors as actors and extras.
Airborne Creed was released on August 17, 2012, with a runtime of 97 minutes. It received mixed reviews: some critics found it watchable but not memorable, though acting and cinematography were praised; others felt it was less believable than the first film and had some clichés, but it still delivered strong emotion and performances.
The movie was followed by Saints and Soldiers: The Void in 2014.
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