''War Pigs'' (also released as ''Saints and Soldiers: War Pigs'' in the international market), is a 2015 American

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directed by Ryan Little and starring

Luke Goss Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including ''Blade II'' (2002) as Jared Nomak, ''One Night with the King'' (2006) as King Xerxes, '' Hellboy II ...

Dolph Lundgren Hans Lundgren (, ; born 3 November 1957), better known as Dolph Lundgren, is a Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist. His breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in '' Rocky IV'' as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, Lu ...

, Chuck Liddell, and

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Plot

Disgraced

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Captain Jack Wosick is given the opportunity for redemption when asked to lead a rag-tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs on a secret mission to go behind enemy lines to gather

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on a

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developed Super Weapon the V-3, a massive

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which would give the Nazis an insurmountable advantage against the Allies. With the help of Captain Hans Picault, a

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serving with the

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and

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A.J. Redding, a battle hardened

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, Jack must train, lead and earn the respect of his new squad to become a functioning

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unit.

Cast

as Captain/1st Lieutenant/Captain Jack Wosick *

as Captain Hans Picault * Chuck Liddell as Sergeant McGreevy *

as Colonel A.J. Redding *

Noah Segan Noah Gideon Segan (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the films '' Looper'', ''Brick'', and ''Deadgirl''. He is known for his many collaborations with filmmaker Rian Johnson. Early life Segan was born i ...

as Private/Corporal August Chambers * Steven Luke as Preacher *

Ryan Kelley Ryan Jonathan Kelley (born August 31, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Mean Creek'', ''Prayers for Bobby'', as Ben Tennyson in '' Ben 10: Alien Swarm'', and as Deputy Jordan Parrish on ''Teen Wolf''. Early life Kell ...

as Private William York *

Jake Stormoen Jake Stormoen is an American actor known for his role as Dagen in the '' Mythica'' film series and as Captain Garret Spears in the fantasy-adventure drama television series '' The Outpost.'' Early life and career Jacob Leif Stormoen was born i ...

as Private Frenchy Buckle * K.C. Clyde as Private Moffatte

References

External links

* * {{Ryan Little 2015 films Western Front of World War II films World War II films based on actual events Works about V-weapons American war films 2010s English-language films Films directed by Ryan Little 2010s American films