Everyman's War

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Everyman's War
Everymans war poster.jpg
DVD release poster
Directed by Thad Smith
Written by Craig D. Smith
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Joel Stirnknob
Edited by Alex Brown
Music by Chad Rehman
Production
companies
Distributed byVirgil Films & Entertainment
Release date
  • May 22, 2009 (2009-05-22)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Everyman's War is an independent narrative feature war film directed by Thad Smith. It was released on DVD in the U.S. on May 18, 2010, by Virgil Films & Entertainment and in 43 countries internationally by Koan Entertainment. Additionally it was released in Spain by Paramount Pictures [1] in May 2010 under the title "Los héroes de Las Árdenas." Based on the true story of Sgt. Don Smith of the 94th Infantry Division. Much of the film takes place during January 1945 near Nennig, Germany in the Battle of the Bulge. The film was judged 'Best Narrative Feature' [2] at the 2009 GI Film Festival and a "Film Excellence" award for directing by the Film Oregon Alliance.[ citation needed ]

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