You may not have heard of The 4th Reich yet, but soon you’ll be hearing much more along with news of the film’s director, Shaun Robert Smith.
The film, which begins production in April, is the first feature film from Smith, whose short film The Soldier displayed an excellent knack of cinematography and suspense.
It also won a small boatload of awards and gained a national theatrical release in the UK.
You can watch The Soldier here.
The short film forms a sort of foundation for The 4th Reich.
From the official synopsis for the film:
June 1944, after the glorious victory on D-day, the armies of the combined allied forces begin their long push to Berlin with the aim of bringing down Hitler and the despised Nazi regime of the Third Reich.
But buried deep in secret files German Reichstag, is the chilling reality of Hitler’s plan...
The film, which begins production in April, is the first feature film from Smith, whose short film The Soldier displayed an excellent knack of cinematography and suspense.
It also won a small boatload of awards and gained a national theatrical release in the UK.
You can watch The Soldier here.
The short film forms a sort of foundation for The 4th Reich.
From the official synopsis for the film:
June 1944, after the glorious victory on D-day, the armies of the combined allied forces begin their long push to Berlin with the aim of bringing down Hitler and the despised Nazi regime of the Third Reich.
But buried deep in secret files German Reichstag, is the chilling reality of Hitler’s plan...
- 9/5/2009
- by John Cooper
- Atomic Popcorn
Over the past few years, Nazis seem to be finding their way into more films then ever before, regardless of the genre. Mentions of the regime have turned up in the most unlikely of places; Kate Winslet won the Oscar for her portrayal of a Nazi in The Reader, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlet Johansson in full dress in The Spirit, Brad Pitt and Eli Roth battling them in Quentin Tarantino’s extremely anticipated Inglorious Basterds, not to mention the Norwegian horror/comedy mash-up Dead Snow. And in a few months, director Shaun R. Smith will be unleashing his feature length Nazi zombie opus The 4th Reich on the world. But before there was the feature, there was the short: The Soldier.
A cross between 28 Days Later and Saving Private Ryan, the short was created in conjunction with the 2007 2 Days Later Short Film Competition, and in the end scooped up a number of prizes.
A cross between 28 Days Later and Saving Private Ryan, the short was created in conjunction with the 2007 2 Days Later Short Film Competition, and in the end scooped up a number of prizes.
- 4/29/2009
- Fangoria
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