Fury (2014)
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A battle-hardened tank crew faces grueling conditions and moral dilemmas during the final weeks of World War II.
The story
In April 1945, during the Western Allied invasion of Germany, Don "Wardaddy" Collier leads a battle-hardened crew of an M4A3E8 Sherman tank nicknamed Fury. The crew has served together since the North African campaign. However, the arrival of a new, inexperienced member, Norman Ellison, creates tension within the unit. As the tank column advances through Nazi Germany during the final weeks of the war, the crew must navigate the brutal realities of combat, the loss of comrades, and the psychological toll of the front lines while facing increasingly dangerous enemy forces.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In April 1945, Sergeant Don "Wardaddy" Collier leads the crew of the tank Fury through the final weeks of World War II. After the death of a crew member, they take on Norman Ellison, a former typist. The crew's friction with the inexperienced Norman peaks when he fails to act against an ambush, leading Don to force him to execute a prisoner. After a harrowing encounter with German civilians, the unit is ordered to hold a vital crossroads. They are ambushed by a German Tiger I, and Fury becomes immobilized. The crew decides to stay and fight a desperate last stand against an approaching Waffen-SS battalion. During the siege, several members are killed, and the tank is eventually abandoned. Norman survives by hiding under the tank as grenades are dropped, and he is later rescued by American forces, having survived the carnage of the final stand.
- First release year
- 2014
- Runtime (minutes)
- 135
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- David Ayer
- Writers
- David Ayer · writer
- Cast and characters
- Brad Pitt · Wardaddy; Shia LaBeouf; Logan Lerman · Norman Ellison; Michael Peña; Jon Bernthal · Grady Travis; Jason Isaacs
- Genres
- war; action
- Themes
- war; brotherhood; trauma
- Tone and mood
- raw; visceral
- Premise and plot tags
- war; tank warfare; historical
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews and was praised for its raw depiction of war and strong performances, though some critics found it to be a somewhat bland look at the subject.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 75% · scale: percentage · review count: 261; Metacritic · score: 64 · scale: 100 · review count: 47
- Production trivia
- The production involved a four-month preparation period including a Navy SEAL boot camp.; The film featured a partnership with the video game World of Tanks.
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