Saints and Soldiers

"Trapped behind enemy lines. All they have is their hope."

2003 1h 30m EN

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6.3

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64%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 324🍅64%Rotten Tomatoes●56Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 21,925

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Five American soldiers fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.

“Trapped behind enemy lines. All they have is their hope.”

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Cast

Corbin Allred
Corporal Nathan 'Deacon' Greer
Alexander Polinsky
Medic Steven Gould
Kirby Heyborne
Flight Sergeant Oberon Winley
Larry Bagby
Private Shirley 'Shirl' Kendrick
Peter Holden
Staff Sergeant Gordon Gunderson
Ethan Vincent
Rudolph 'Rudi' Gertz
Melinda Renee
Catherine Theary
Ruby Chase O'Neil
Sophie Theary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryan Little
Writers: Geoffrey Panos, Matt Whitaker, Geoffrey Panos
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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ERA

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Part of the "Saints and Soldiers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryan Little, shot by Ryan Little. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by J Bateman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Wynn Hougaard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryan Little directs. Ryan Little behind the camera. J Bateman scores. Wynn Hougaard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
5Part of the "Saints and Soldiers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Ryan Little, shot by Ryan Little. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by J Bateman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Wynn Hougaard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Corbin Allred and Alexander Polinsky and Kirby Heyborne carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Trapped behind enemy lines. All they have is their hope.".
11IMDB entry: tt0373283 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 11 themes, including "nazi", "winter", "bravery", "world war ii".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ryan Little
Original score: J Bateman
Editing: Wynn Hougaard
Production design: Steven A. Lee
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Budget: $780,000
Box office: $1,310,470
Return: 168% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Saints and Soldiers (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes: 64% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 56/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 21,925 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

16 wins & 2 nominations total

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Saints and Soldiers Collection

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What people are saying

Dr Nostromo2026-07-05
★ 3/10
29/100 5 soldiers, trapped behind enemy lines in the Ardennes, must travel 20 miles to a town. 'Based on a true story' only applies to the opening. The rest is religious propaganda. And they did a boring job of it. Mostly walking and long scenes of dialogue about beliefs in God for 3/4 of the film then some unrealistic warfare scenes then an atheist Medic finds God and gives aid to a Nazi soldier he saw slaughter dozens of American prisoners. Seriously? I'm supposed to find that inspirational? I'm sorry ...my pragmatism is showing. -- DrNostromo.com

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