''Allies'' is a 2014 British Independent

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

film written by Jeremy Sheldon and directed by

Dominic Burns Dominic Burns (born 30 December 1983) is an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. After starting as an actor, Burns then moved into directing where he has made his name. When making such films as '' Airborne'' and ''UFO'' he f ...

. It stars

Julian Ovenden Julian Mark Ovenden (born 29 November 1976) is an English actor and singer. He has starred on Broadway and West End stages, in television series in both the United Kingdom and United States, in films, and performed internationally as a concert ...

Chris Reilly Christopher Francis Reilly (born in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. Career Chris Reilly began acting in 2009 age 31, and studied at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a Screen Academy Wales Bursary. Most Recent Work: *"Wrath of ...

Matt Willis Mathew James Willis (born 8 May 1983), also previously known as Mattie Jay, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He is known as co-founder, bassist and the co-vocalist of the pop rock band, Busted. Will ...

, Edmund Kingsley, Leon Vickers,

Mark Moraghan Mark Stephen Moraghan (born 27 January 1963) is an English actor and singer. He has appeared in many British drama series including ''Peak Practice'', '' London's Burning'' and '' Heartbeat''. He is most famous for being the narrator for the ...

, Paul Ridley,

Frank Leboeuf Franck Alain James Leboeuf (born 22 January 1968), typically anglicised as Frank Leboeuf, is a French actor, sports commentator and former international footballer who played as a centre-back. With the French national team, Leboeuf won the ...

, and

Steven Hartley Steven Hartley (born 12 August 1960, in Shipley) is an English actor who has appeared in television, film, and theatre. Early life Hartley grew up in Yorkshire. He was a successful amateur boxer for York and Yorkshire in the late 1970s and ...

. ''Allies'' was released on 1 November 2014 in the UK and is distributed by

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Premise

In August 1944, a team of British soldiers led by a US Captain are dropped behind enemy lines in France on a mission that could shorten the war. As nothing goes according to plan, commando Sergeant Harry McBain (

) and Captain Gabriel Jackson (

) know they must put aside personal animosity if the mission is to succeed.

Cast

- Captain Gabriel Jackson *

- Sergeant Harry McBain *

- Private Billy Munns *Edmund Kingsley - Private Yorkie Jones *Leon Vickers - Private Jim Scales *

- Marcel Deville *

Erich Redman Erich Redman (born 1964) is a Russian-born German actor working primarily in English-language feature films. He appeared in ''United 93 (film), United 93'' and the BBC comedy series ''TLC (TV Series)''. Other appearances include ''Saving Private ...

- Lieutenant Colonel Kaltz *

Werner Daehn Werner Daehn (born 14 October 1967) is a German actor, who has worked with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson in '' XXX'', with Jason Priestley in ''Colditz'' an ITV1 2005 miniseries, with Bill Pullman in '' Revelations'' and with Steven Seagal in ...

- Captain Dekker * Emmanuelle Bouaziz - Catherine *

- Colonel Slade *

- Brigadier General Groves *Paul Ridley - Major Davis *

David Sterne David Sterne (born 1946) is an English actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1973. After leaving the British Army, Sterne trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company ...

- Pierre *Jonathan Power - Captain Williams *Jamie Darlington - Lieutenant Edwards *Felix Auer - Werther *Robert Stevens - Private Ash *James Lloyd - Flight Marshall *Richard Bishop - Braun's SS Soldier #2 *Darren Sean Enright - Sid The Barman *Zachary Fall - Jean *Michael Koltes - Joachim *Jack Lindley - German ADC *Tim Major - German Spy *Colin Mcleod - Col. Kellermann *Jens Nier - Officer Braun *Richard Lee Clines - Braun's SS Soldier #1 *Richard Bishop - Braun's SS Soldier #2 *David Whitney - Piper

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Philippe Jakko. It was released on 11 November 2014 (digital) and 25 November 2014 (CD).

Track list

# Opening 3:41 # Brothers 2:21 # Harry's Moment 3:44 # Troops in the Fields 2:34 # Partisans 5:20 # Forest Battle 4:03 # Dakota Flight 2:21 # German Camp 2:54 # Brothers' Car Ride 1:49 # In the Hut 1:43 # The Village 3:26 # The Ambush 1:43 # Billy's Moment 3:36 # Harry and Catherine 4:37 # Traitor + Hero 4:13

Release

The film premièred in director

' home town of

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

to a five hundred-strong sell out crowd on 1 November 2014.

Reception

Gary Collinson of pop culture site ''Flickering Myth'' gave the film three stars, describing it as, 'a largely likeable project with its heart in the right place and it develops some interesting personable scenes between the main players.' Jon Lyus of ''HeyUGuys'' praised the film's ambition and production values, saying, 'Burns' confidence continues to grow; here he has found a solid story to tell and creates some impactful visual flourishes and benefits from a winning cast.'

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allies (2014 film) 2014 films Films shot in England British historical films British war drama films 2010s war drama films 2010s historical films British World War II films World War II films based on actual events 2010s English-language films Films directed by Dominic Burns 2010s British films