The Fallen (2004 film)

The Fallen is a 2004 American-German-Italian war film directed by Ari Taub. The World War II film depicts the confusion of both sides in wartime Italy. The film portrays partisans and regular soldiers ineffectively coursing through the difficult mountainous terrain. The suggestive dialogue is seen with a minute portrayal of dark humor during combat where both sides are hesitant to win over the other side due to the chaotic nature of discord, disorganization and the conflicts of war in general.

Plot

A group of uniformed but inexperienced quartermasters are tasked with taking ammo to the front line. The American soldiers meet with an insane American deserter. While en route to their destination, the jeep breaks down and they abandon the jeep. Despite protestations, they commandeer the refugees' wheelbarrow, and set off cross-country on foot. The refugees get the vehicle started and make use of it themselves.

Meanwhile, the Italian troops who are treated as inferiors by their German counterparts, are given rations. The fact that they are allotted half rations causes a riot. The Germans also wish the Italians to take on the lesser task of confronting the partisans, rather than take on the Americans directly for their own gain. When the two Italian parties meet they are reluctant to fight, the partisans coerce some men to swap sides. When the Italian troops run into the pseudo-partisans, some of them become Communist sympathizers to avoid death. Their leader is shot and his two henchmen are recruited into the army.

The Fallen

The Fallen may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • The Fallen (comics), character in Marvel Comics
  • The Fallen (Transformers), a Transformers comic book and movie character
  • Films

  • The Fallen (1926 film), a German silent film
  • The Fallen (2004 film), a 2004 film about World War II
  • The Fallen, a 2011 film with Dean Cain
  • Games

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen, a 2000 computer game;
  • A nickname for the Eliksni race (and one of the four alien enemy factions) found in the video game Destiny
  • Literature

  • The Fallen (series), a series of novels authored by Thomas E. Sniegoski
  • The Fallen (Higson novel), book 5 in Charlie Higson's young adult horror series, The Enemy
  • The Fallen, a novel by Stephen Finucan
  • The Fallen, a novel by T. Jefferson Parker
  • Music

  • "The Fallen", a 2006 song by the rock band Franz Ferdinand
  • "The Fallen", a song by the metal band Suicide Silence
  • We Are the Fallen, a band consisting of several former Evanescence members
  • See also

  • Fallen (disambiguation)
  • Charlie Higson

    Charles Murray "Charlie" Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author, and former singer. He has also written and produced for television.

    Early life and education

    Born in Frome, Somerset, Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School, Kent and at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (where his brother taught from 1986 to 2008, latterly as Professor of Film Studies) where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards. Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. They released two singles on the Specials' 2 Tone Records label. This was after he had formed the punk band The Right Hand Lovers, wherein he performed as "Switch". Higson then became a decorator – including decorating the house of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie – before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994–2000). He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project, designed to be a spoof of celebrity travel programmes.

    The Fallen (1926 film)

    The Fallen (German:Die Gesunkenen) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Asta Nielsen, William Dieterle and Otto Gebühr. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. It addressed the issue of alcoholism amongst the German working class.

    Cast

  • Asta Nielsen as Anna Grosser
  • William Dieterle as Grosser, Strassenbahnschaffner
  • Otto Gebühr as Römer, Dichter
  • Olga Tschechowa as Malwa, Freundin von Hammer
  • Hans Albers as Hammer, Fabrikbesitzer
  • Eduard von Winterstein as Untersuchungsrichter
  • Paul Biensfeldt as Kohlenludchen
  • Wilhelm Diegelmann as Wirt
  • Hermann Vallentin as Ein Raffke
  • Hermann Picha as Betrunkener
  • Robert Garrison as Ein zweiter Raffke
  • Fritz Greiner as Konrad, Fabrikarbeiter
  • Georg John as Schampuspusorje
  • Erich Kaiser-Titz as Braun, Versicherungsdirektor
  • Adolf Lettinger as Potter, Prokurist bei Hammer
  • Sybill Morel as Die lange Lotte
  • Paul Rehkopf as Knüselfritze
  • Lydia Petrowa
  • Rudolf Lettinger
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