Allies (2014 film)

Allies

Official poster
Directed by Dominic Burns
Screenplay by
Starring
Music by Phillipe Jakko
Cinematography Luke Bryant
Edited by Mark Marlow
Production
company
  • Hawthorn Productions
  • Gaia Media
  • Happyhour Films
Distributed by eOne (UK) (USA)[1]
Release dates
  • 3 November 2014 (2014-11-03)
Running time
 90 minutes [2]
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Allies is a 2014 British Independent World War II film written by Jeremey Shelden[3] and directed by Dominic Burns. Allies was released on 1 November 2014 in the UK and is distributed by eOne.[1]

Plot

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(Chris Reilly) and Captain Gabriel Jackson(Julian Ovenden) know they must put aside personal animosity if the mission is to succeed. Inspired by true events, Allies tells the story of friendship and survival.

Cast

  • Julian Ovenden - Captain Gabriel Jackson
  • Chris Reilly - Sergeant Harry McBain
  • Matt Willis - Private Billy Munns
  • Edmund Kingsley - Private Yorkie Jones
  • Leon Vickers - Private Jim Scales
  • Frank Leboeuf - Marcel Deville
  • Erich Redman - Lieutenant Colonel Kaltz
  • Werner Daehn - Captain Dekker
  • Emmanuelle Bouaziz - Catherine
  • Mark Moraghan - Colonel Slade
  • Steven Hartley - Brigadier General Groves
  • Paul Ridley - Major Davis
  • David Sterne - 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, composed, orchestrated and conducted by Phillipe Jakko, was Released on November 11 2014 (digital) and November 25 2014 (CD).[4]

Track list

  1. Opening 3:41
  2. Brothers 2:21
  3. Harry’s Moment 3:44
  4. Troops in the Fields 2:34
  5. Partisans 5:20
  6. Forest Battle 4:03
  7. Dakota Flight 2:21
  8. German Camp 2:54
  9. Brothers’ Car Ride 1:49
  10. In the Hut 1:43
  11. The Village 3:26
  12. The Ambush 1:43
  13. Billy’s Moment 3:36
  14. Harry and Catherine 4:37
  15. Traitor + Hero 4:13

Release

The film premièred in the director Dominic Burns' home town of Derby to a 500 strong sell out crowd on 1 November 2014.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Allies". uk.eonefilms.com. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Allies". bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jeremy Sheldon". bbk.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Allies (Philippe Jakko)". Moviescoremedia.com. Movie Score Media Sweden. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Peddy, Chris. "RED CARPET: Derby director Dominic Burns joins Allies cast for film premiere". derbytelegraph.co.uk. Local World. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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