Brother's War (2009)

Director:

Jerry Buteyn

Writers:

Warren Lewis (screenplay) and
Tino Struckmann (screenplay) ...
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Genre:

History | War

Tagline:

Enemy At The Gates Meets The Man Who Would Be King. During the Final days

Plot:

The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front...

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Freemason | Eastern Front | Russian Front | Friendship

Cast

Tino Struckmann	...	Capt. Klaus Mueller
Michael Berryman	...	Col. Petrov
Olivier Gruner	...	Anton
Hayley Carr	...	Anna
Hugh Daly	...	Maj. Andrew Pearman
Jack Dimich	...	NKVD Officer
Adam Leadbeater	...	Lt. Ivanov
Tye Olson	...	Emil
Steve Holm	...	Friedrich
Dylan Kenin	...	Gestapo Officer
Boris Kievsky	...	Sergie
Time Winters	...	Zindrowski
Joshua Minnick	...	German Prisoner #2
Andreas T. Ramani	...	German Prisoner #1
Mark Doerr	...	German Sergeant
David Edelstein	...	German Doctor
Anthony Vitale	...	SS Lieutenant
Jerry Buteyn	...	U.S. Capt. Bill Vassar
Brian Meredith	...	American Sergeant
Chris Capen	...	American General
Julian Barnes	...	British General
Steve London	...	Old Klaus
Kurt Mandzukic	...	Soldier Under Fire
Jeff Urquhart	...	Soldier in Trench
Christa Nicole Wells	...	Elena (as Christa Warthemann)
Russell Schuldt	...	Soldier on Grenade
Steve Effler	...	Russian Guard
David Effler	...	Petrov's Sniper
Gunther Effler	...	NKVD Guard
Chris Ramirez	...	Russian Prison Guard
Sonny Sullivan	...	Russian Interrogator
David Aires	...	Russian Scout
Peter Karavoulias	...	American Base Sergeant
Anthony Ardisone	...	American G.I.
Robert Cloud	...	American Major
Max Van Holt	...	Executed Prisoner #1
John Sliskovich	...	Executed Prisoner #2
Hap Rinker	...	Executed Prisoner #3
James Williford	...	Young German Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Baker	...	Mother in Bomb Shelter
Hans Beerbaum	...	German 88 Commander
Konrad Beerbaum	...	GI in field #3
Max Beerbaum	...	GI in field #2
Alexander Carter	...	Little Boy In Shelter
Fito De la Parra	...	German Panzer Soldier
Charles Golff	...	German malingerer
Jonathan Hester	...	American Machine-Gunner
Dennis Koraiskov	...	Russian Sentry#1
Maria Matthews	...	American Secretary
Kenneth Miccio	...	Polish Politico
Lance Miccio	...	GI at base
Olympia Miccio	...	Little girl in shelter
Yonni Rosenberg	...	Russian Soldier
Rick Schuldt	...	German soldier
Eddie Underwood	...	German Prisoner #3 (uncredited)

Directed by
Jerry Buteyn

Writing credits
Warren Lewis		(screenplay) and
Tino Struckmann		(screenplay) and
Jerry Buteyn		(screenplay)
Tino Struckmann		(story) and
Hugh Daly		(story)

Produced by
Hans Beerbaum	....	associate producer
Jerry Buteyn	....	producer
Hugh Daly	....	co-producer
Warren Lewis	....	producer
Lance Miccio	....	co-producer
Julian Moss	....	line producer
Julian Moss	....	producer
Mike Phillips	....	producer
Tino Struckmann	....	executive producer
Tino Struckmann	....	producer

Original Music by
Christopher Ward

Cinematography by
Jason Newfield

Film Editing by
Paul Kavadias

Casting by
Mark Tillman

Production Design by
Lance Miccio

Set Decoration by
Charles Golff
Lance Miccio

Costume Design by
Carol Mushlitz
Hap Rinker

Makeup Department
Allison Bryan	....	assistant makeup artist
Allison Bryan	....	special makeup effects artist
Lyndsey Bynum	....	assistant makeup artist
Megan Graham	....	key makeup artist
Megan Graham	....	special makeup effects artist
Jared Guenther	....	special makeup effects artist
Sharon Phillon	....	makeup- & hair department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Ardisone	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Hans Beerbaum	....	props
Kurt Eberling Jr.	....	props
Lance Miccio	....	co-art director
Carol Mushlitz	....	props
Hap Rinker	....	props

Sound Department
Alexandra Gallo	....	boom operator
Benjamin Hoekstra	....	boom operator
Benjamin Hoekstra	....	sound mixer
Sean Kenney	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel S. McCoy	....	production sound mixer
Joshua Minyard	....	adr recordist
Joshua Minyard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brad Segal	....	re-recording supervisor

Special Effects by
Max Van Holt	....	pyrotechnician
Martin Wood	....	pyrotechnics supervisor

Visual Effects by
Ryan Carter	....	digital artist
Ryan Carter	....	visual effects supervisor
Thomas Eager	....	digital artist
Justin Knowles	....	digital artist

Stunts
Brett A. Newton	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Cabrera	....	first assistant camera
Guy Churchouse	....	key grip
Aron Ives	....	camera operator
Ryan Turpin	....	first assistant camera

Music Department
Joshua Minyard	....	music editor

Other crew
Jeff Urquhart	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Donna Amato	....	special thanks
Howard Brandy	....	special thanks
Jacqueline Buteyn	....	special thanks
Anita Carter	....	special thanks
Tom DeSanto	....	special thanks
Jerry Ellison	....	special thanks
Rebecca Ellison	....	special thanks
Vicky Ellison	....	special thanks
Saint Jude	....	special thanks
Omri Katz	....	special thanks
Rob Kirk	....	special thanks
Rob Lihani	....	special thanks
Damon Ramos	....	special thanks
Tricia Ramos	....	special thanks
Buddy Struckmann	....	special thanks
Eva Struckmann	....	special thanks
Michael Warmback	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Almighty Dog Productions

Distributors

• MTI Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Mti Home Video

Special Effects

• Hall Of Shadows

Other Companies

• America's Cup Espresso Bar Catering  special thanks
• Howard Brandy PR  publicist
• LA Media Consultants  publicist
• Sunset Lodge  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Almighty Dog Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: After changing into a Russian uniform to make his escape, Major Pearman (Hugh Daly),can be seen(in various shots), wearing a tan Russian side cap. The hat disappears and reappears throughout the escape. (These scenes were shot in three different locations over four months.)

Wrong tanks? How about wrong flag?

I'm not a WWII historian. I do appreciate authenticity in movies about history. Especially movies about American history. I know what most people know about it. One thing I do know is that there were only 48 stars on the American flag in 1944-45. The scene in the American commander's quarters shows a 50 star flag hanging behind him. No, you can't quite count all the stars. But, the pattern of the array is of the post 1958 flag. Couldn't the prop department afford to go out and find a period-correct flag? I could forgive terrible special effects and a bad plot and stiff acting. But, the wrong flag! Low budget indeed!