Saving Buck - (WWII Short Film) [4K]

[@purgatoryofhope1414]

Fantastic storyline great acting between the two. You knew what was coming but it hit you hard. And this is real stuff not fantasy this is what happens in War. Hang in there guys. Get yourselves a really good military history coordinator every time you do a movie they're worth the time. Even a history buff knows the rules knows the weapons, especially these people will tear you apart if you don't use the right stuff that comes to uniforms, what people carried, etc. and it's not that hard to look up yoursel, if you don't have time assign the job to somebody who wants to be an intern. Make them put it in writing don't take it as their word you know what I mean. Then check it yourself just before you put the orders for costuming and your costume person should pretty well know what they're doing too or know how to put it together. That way you don't make mistakes that people are putting down here for all the world to see. Sadly all they're seeing is the mistakes and not the Amazing Story which draws away from the total quality of the film. Filming historical periods are so hard but so important I really appreciate you guys doing this it's easy to do fantasy because you can do anything you want. Keep it up maybe someday you'll be like Burns on PBS doing the big giant documentary reproductions every 20 years or so they redo them because it has to be redone. As the quality, delivery and audio visual systems of our world change and the history changes too, as more research is done, more stories are told and basically the way it's told is changed also. Filmographers willing to work in the strict environment that history requires and most film people won't do it can find themselves in a very nice place. I hope you guys will continue working in this genre of historical short films been building up to a full film I've seen your other stuff it's good to killer agent is good but with this one short film you've shown you have that capability & especially the heart. this could have been a bunch of fighting people dying that kind of thing lots of explosions lots of action that usually see in a War event. instead you saw heart here. Caring comradeship and the understanding between two enemies that they really didn't want to kill each other they just wanted to get through the war. What most people don't understand there was a big difference between the SS Soldier and the professional German Soldier and the soldiers who was forced into the German military from other countries. SS Soldier cannot receive a pension. they are considered a terrorist to this day a professional German Soldier can receive a pension for they were forced by their country to go to war. I know you probably don't read very many of these messages because a lot of them were negative but I hope you read this one because think you guys have a chance I've seen a lot of these films I'm disabled and unfortunately I'm stuck a lot of times flat on my back unable to move and I get stuck just watching KZbin so I see a lot of junk but this short was definitely worth the time and the view.. seen your other videos they all are really good and hope that you follow through on the killer agent series and come up with a to web series on that I think it would be really cool

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Purgatory of Hope Thank you very much for writing these beautiful and uplifting words and for watching the film and feeling connected with it, it means the world to us that you have found such bondage with our stories, as this is our sole purpose, to connect, instruct and touch people with honest feelings and stories. We will keep creating content and are grateful that people are enjoying our projects. Thank you again for writing to us, your words have uplifted our spirits and hope to continue creating for people like you! Cheers from the Vanguard Studios Team!

[@Mr683465]

Look beyond the inaccurate. This video was not claimed to be historical fact. Its a lesson on humanity.

[@richfolkes]

Now, what's a World War II American soldier doing with a Beretta 92-F? That particular pistol was first launched in 1976!

[@bogeyman10us11]

Oh, just minor details. They couldn't help it, couldn't afford a colt 45, costing $5,000 or so these days. Still a nice film, I would say.

[@richfolkes]

Of course, however there are 80 percent lowers available for DIY producing a 1911. Such could have been purchased to produce a replica, and finished accordingly. Thus saving a fair amount of money. Then again, a gun dealer or other person who has an original 1911 could have been approached. Of course, a Browning Hi-Power could have been used, which such pistols were carried by some GI's during WWII. Still, as you said, it was a nice film indeed and I quite enjoyed it.

[@mikemajoris8283]

bogeyman10us11 Perhaps, but they could have spent around $125 on a blank firing 1911. Hell, he never fired it so even a prop 1911 painted to look like a real one.

[@liltoaster7308]

@@bogeyman10us11 No joke you can get a ridiculously accurate colt M1911A1 airsoft pistol for $20

[@BTYE615]

@@neulandusien theres a thing called a budget

[@jungleoutlander1662]

It's not about guns....it's about Soldiers.

[@rafa-kf5sq]

Yeah,exacly

[@panzerproductions4668]

This is one of the short films that the low budget is what makes them good

[@LeeRaldar]

The company barber did not survive the drop, RIP company barber.

[@MarkKratzMC]

Really. I had a hard time getting into the video because of the bad hair. A simple haircut to strive for realism would’ve gone a long way in my mind. Don’t know if it was a poor choice of the producer or the prima donna attitude of the actor.

[@Angry_bird-ym1di]

Lol that tank tho 😂

[@Fabian_760]

Yeah

[@お魚先輩の弟子である]

Angry_bird2424 わなまなたみなやわ？

[@nocturnal5eyedmoth151]

????

[@yolandajackson8878]

Im dead

[@tristant3662]

Why does a WW2 Paratrooper have a 92F Beretta?

[@theorinos1969]

XxDuBsTePxMaStErxX 4 4 aaahhhaaaa Right

[@Yogi_beer]

XxDuBsTePxMaStErxX 4 4 should be having colt 45 instead

[@Cjalmighty91]

Just another thing they don't tell you in the history books;) JK.

[@tristant3662]

@@Yogi_beer either a colt 45 or if he was a major a 357

[@Yogi_beer]

XxDuBsTePxMaStErxX 4 4 Well cant really tell the Rank exactly , What do you think the helmet insignia say check 4:02 & 6:25 , i see two bars a Captain ....

[@capsf5278]

this gives me saving private ryan and band of brothers vibes my guy

[@chriswatson4430]

This film is like... being someone who’s finally gotten their shit together in the real world.. and then finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@loythomas4586]

Good movie...,wished it lasted longer

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Thank you! We really appreciate your comment! Stay tuned for some new content coming out this year!

[@ww2soldier87]

Pulls out beretta lol, still great film.

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

WW2Soldier 87 thank you and we hope you enjoyed! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@bobbywhite6897]

A lot of people are complaining about the beretta. But this thing that's buggin me is the U.S. flag being the wrong way round.

[@bombtechjt4326]

I am War historian and I’m here to rate your video

[@thespizyphantom4803]

great job on the shot of the helmet on his gun

[@joneszer1]

If somebody that knew about WW2 viewed this first they could’ve helped you a lot

[@bpeyman68]

True that

[@alyssaandrews5162]

Wow I had to do a double take when I realized the lead was Scott Dunn! I worked with him last summer on a short at Lindenwood University. Great performances!

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Thank you Alyssa! We are so glad you enjoyed the film! 🙏🏻🙌🏼

[@AlterFXX]

I’m glad they explained why the German medic had an m1 lol

[@Danny-pp1gk]

There were no sunny days during the European fighting of WWII. Haven't you seen all the war movies. Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Enemy at the Gates. Grey and overcast.

[@mariebcfhs9491]

anyway, poor Buck, even he met a nice "enemy" he still can't make it

[@inftri9663]

To jerman soldier Medic ..." salute up " !!!

[@robertbarrientos3130]

Das Gut...🇩🇪

[@martinkriz2642]

Good short film, although the inacurracies and details are bringing it down. Wrong tank chosen BTW - there were probably no Tigers I. in action on 17th, and only a bunch of them few days later. I wonder why he was using the binoculars when his view was apparently limited. In such situation you hear the tank way earlier than you see it.

[@lubeman62]

...they wouldn't have wasted a main gun round on a single man, either

[@rom_en]

Really , really good acting ! Nice film.

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Rom en Thank you!! Much appreciate it and we are glad you enjoyed! Cheers from the Vanguard Studios Team

[@dylanheafner6756]

This should have more than 600 likes

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Ghosts243 Thank you! We appreciate the love! Please feel free to like, share and subscribe for more content! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@geoffreyjones2000]

Buck is a time traveller ... I saw him at Burger King

[@chacocanyon4239]

Market Garden did not achieve all the goals established for it, but it did gain some ground against the Germans. So how can this be called by Vanguard Studios "one of the greatest Allied defeats during the war?"

[@kyles9320]

Most historians regard it as a loss

[@thehistoadian]

It was a defeat because they did not achieve the main goal and lost many men.

[@tip8265]

Can you guys maybe stop saying "in the WW2 they didn't have a baretta"? We all know it now! Still a great movie, isn't it?

[@RockyMountainHunters]

What the hell is a german doing with an M1 Garand

[@eod1sg]

I thought the same thing but they actually explain it in the film. Buck asks Hanz why he has an American "Carbine" and Hanz says it was issued to him and implies that the shots would confuse the enemy. The M1 Garand rifle has a very distinctive sound and its semi-automatic fire would have been very noticeable compared to the German K98 bolt action rifle that he should have been carrying. The reason was somewhat plausible and may have occurred during the war. The Germans did in fact use deceptions along these lines to confuse the U.S. Troops. Now the real problem that I had, as has been mentioned already, was the pistol. That should have been taken care of by having someone on the production with a better knowledge of weapons.

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Hello! In the film it is implied by Hanz (The German Medic) that the German army had been recollecting Allied weaponry to confuse other allied troops or distract them from enemy position. Thus, Hans was handed a Garand by the Germans so he would not give out their position through sound.

[@simonyip5978]

Wylie Zellers if you look at actual photos of troops in WW2, many carried enemy weapons.

[@chriswatson4430]

Wylie Zellers captures from an American he killed?

[@McDogg]

Sooting him self

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Great effort and shows that war is hell and real people died. To all of the weapons experts out there how many of you have actually fired one so shut up 🤐

[@algrayson8965]

Ruger .22 rifle Ruger Mini-14 .223 Marlin 1894 .44 Mag Springfield 12 ga. pump Mossberg 500 12 ga. slug AMT .380 Backup Charter Arms .44 Bulldog Heckler & Koch VP’70Z 9mm Para 1911A .45 ACP FIE Titan .38 Special Bernardelli .380 auto High Standard replica Griswold & Gunnison .36 Navy Replica Remington .44 Army Harrington & Richardson .22 LR Replica .31 Pepperbox Several others, kids’ guns NRA Life Member 37 years

[@straitjacket8689]

Me Everything from 9mm and 45s up to including 8in SP howitzers M16a1 and 2 m60 m249 m2 mk 19

[@fasx56]

There were no doubt many acts of kindness that defies reason in the heat of battle but in reality you can only carry that so far then it only becomes an nice fiction story.

[@jackwise3367]

Not a bad film at all, but it's the small details that detract from the reality of a WW2 story. (1) "Three klicks..."? Not in 1944. There is no soldier would have that unruly mop of hair unless he'd been down behind enemy lines for months.

[@albanianantivirus6849]

Wasn't operation Varsity the largest airborne assault?

[@TrueSillyGoose]

Great movie loved the action!! Keep it up!!

[@rockstarJDP]

As a satire, this is excellent 😅

[@Itz_just_VICTOR]

6:05 bruuuuuuuu, mah Men is a time traveller Holy shit

[@mmears9496]

His bc 611 might work better if he extended the antenna to turn it on Aside from a few issues it was a good film though

[@duncanbrogan4357]

Amazing film 👌🏻

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Duncan Brogan thank you! We appreciate the love!

[@deville8232]

Sweet powerlines and good movie

[@someblokeidk8565]

Pretty cool. It's just somethings kinda put me off. Like that Beretta that American is using, and the camouflaged M1 Garand that German is using 6:23...

[@kidddev7792]

Comments: WhY He UsInG a BaRrEtA

[@texascaliber9929]

Lol best tank I’ve ever seen

[@algieturas612]

THIS IS NOT CRITICISM. The ending was very poignant. But I can't get the thought out of my head of an ending where the German returns the American's dog tag & photo to his family years after the war, when he's an old man.

[@Natadorian]

I was legit thinking the same thing. I studied abroad in France for 6 and ½ weeks and my host mom lived on a WW2 site. They found an American dog tag and said she believed he is still alive. She let me keep the tag and I want to return it to him so bad if he is still alive or give it to his family. The Germans occupied the house I lived in until the allies came into France. It felt weird to know I was living where many people fought and died for their countries.

[@algrayson8965]

@@Natadorian- Virtually all of Europe is a battleground. Hardly a square metre that hasn't had blood spilled over it. Makes me think of a cartoon: two space aliens are cruising in a “Jetsons” style space car over a battlefield where two armies are stalking one another. A frame divider gives the effect of considerable space between the armies. The troops are crouching, their teeth gritting. One space guy says to the other, “Apparently the main activity of earthmen is hunting.”

[@Natadorian]

@@algrayson8965 Yes you are right, but not every place still has historical things left. That what I was meaning. She found soo much stuff in her back hard that you wouldn't have been able to find in the city cause the whole place got bombed during D-Day

[@NyjahHustonLover345]

Okay so why does he have a haversack if he’s a paratrooper

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Great production thank you. Just a question. Why do many of these short films involve an injured soldier? I guess it slows down the action, allows more dialogue, adds drama and adds an opportunity to show one person caring for another, showing empathy. It's just I think of 10 short films I've seen around 60% have the injured main character theme.

[@yeoldeyoungin9745]

When the German medic said ‘’they’ll kill us both’, that’s crazy. The medic was doing what medics are expected to do....the Wehrmacht by and large followed the laws of land warfare (on the western front moreso than the East- armies tend to give as good as they get....and wouldn’t have batted an eye at a medic helping someone who was wounded; was he supposed to be Waffen SS or something? I myself am a veteran of the 82d (ABN) DIV and am not naive on these matters, but some Wehrmacht Sani doing what Sanis do is nothing. Still a great story though. Loved it. It’s just constructive criticism.

[@nicolaspusateri7673]

Amazing use of the word foxtrot 😂 because that was a thing then

[@samwessels8216]

was hans jusing a m1 garand? still a great film do

[@samwessels8216]

nevermind they gave the answer two minutes later

[@thomash4447]

Yeah a few technical mistakes.....but I loved the film anyways!

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Banger Productions thank you! Comments like these mean the world to us! Be on a lookout for our upcoming film & projects!

[@janlukac4433]

Captain with long hair? This isnt Vietnam in 1968. Very interesting situation...

[@h3vie917]

American with a gun from the 70s like he time travelled. And a German with a m1 garand , a medic with a weapon and a infantryman webbing

[@さつまいも-u5o]

いい話です！これからも頑張ってください

[@danielkaiselgruber1750]

'zey will kill us both' Its kinda shitty that this is actually what happened in german lines during ww2, helping anybody, wether friend nor foe should be a Sanitäter's first priority.

[@algrayson8965]

Prisoners of war of the US were, after SS were culled, transported to the USA where conditions were pretty good. Commandos were generally unable to handle prisoners so killed them all. As Germany ran out of food and supplies, conditions worsened for POWs. German military ate first. Once Allied air forces obtained near-total air supremacy, German ground transport could move only at night, hoping for overcast and no moonlight. Trains and trucks hid in tunnels in the daylight.

[@danielkaiselgruber1750]

@@algrayson8965 Thanks for the completely unrelated history lesson.

[@WWIISTUDIOS]

You said it was a carbine it’s a M1 garand and medics couldn’t have rifles and the captain should have m43 not m42 and a Colt 45

[@aidenrenfrow7267]

Medics In the us military did have rifles

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Hello! In the film it is implied by Hanz (The German Medic) that the German army had been recollecting Allied weaponry to confuse other allied troops or distract them from enemy position. Thus, Hans was handed a Garand by the Germans so he would not give out their position through sound.

[@pool3430]

Its like hacksaw ridge

[@tristant3662]

Nothing like it

[@ferdrewflores3014]

Well done but sad !!

[@callmemike3104]

Why had the CPT a M9? This weapon was after the ww2 and why had the german medic a M1garand?

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

Hello! In the film it is implied by Hanz (The German Medic) that the German army had been recollecting Allied weaponry to confuse other allied troops or distract them from enemy position. Thus, Hans was handed a Garand by the Germans so he would not give out their position through sound.

[@callmemike3104]

Because this m9 model was after the ww2 ,standard us pistol was m1911 colt

[@algrayson8965]

@@callmemike3104- The sponsor will gratefully accept a $100,000 contribution, or whatever you can spare, to make more technically accurate productions.

[@sophirakoeur8548]

not back up gun p1911 not p92

[@spanky6859]

Sophirak Oeur you mean m1911 and m9?

[@LionelBaronArtiste]

beau boulot

[@samsonwilkinson8090]

The obligatory kid photo. Every one of these short films has one.

[@RockyMountainHunters]

The Beretta did not launch until 1976!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also his flag is backwards

[@markpro4813]

This was the original direction of the flag it wasn't until the 90's that we started wearing the running flag.

[@NayaChann]

No its the original design due to paratroopers dropping so far into enemy grounds and being mistaken as an enemy

[@junothejupiterorbiter1035]

The plane crash at the start really really made me sad as I like aviation

[@chrisnnh]

if you're ever in battle this is rule #1. Ignore at your peril. Do not, ever, under any condition pull out a picture of your wife/husband girlfriend/boyfriend son/daughter mother/father or your dog and pass it around, look at it wistfully, or talk to it in a quiet determined voice and promise anything. 1st one to do that ALWAYS DIES.

[@ivanvelazquez3487]

sooo what is a ww2 soldier using a beretta when he was in ww2 DA LOGIC , beretta is a gun maded in 1976 but ww2 ( like 1939 and 1945 ) , the fil is good but the beretta is the problem

[@zacharycox4349]

@@lolmasters2562 I hope you're joking because you're stupid as fuck

[@NokotanFanCentral]

Zachary Cox wut is going on here

[@kennethdhonalmacen]

Beretta?

[@b-series9022]

Why does a US paratrooper have an M1 Garand? He should have a M1 carbine and an m1911. He is also a Captain so he should have a M1A1 Sub Machine gun

[@mikemajoris8283]

TIMOTHY Coggin - Plenty Of paratroopers carried M1 Garands. There is also no law written that he should have a Thompson solely because he is an officer either. Lt. Winters of E Company, 506th carried an M1 Garand. He should, however, have a 1911. That you are right about.

[@markpro4813]

Better question is why does the German medic have a M1?

[@Falckodotcom]

Mark Pro it’s explained in the movie

[@vanguardstudiosvfx]

​@@markpro4813 Hello! In the film, the German Medic explains that his Fire Squad had assaulted and stolen American weaponry to confuse Allied forces in order to stay hidden from the enemy lines. Thanks again for watching!

[@The_Maori_Taro_Planter]

@@markpro4813 The Germans loved the Garand so much they even had their own designation... 7.62 mm Selbstladegewehr 251 (a).

[@Jimmy_vape_]

Because we are human.

[@thomasblim2894]

Guess there were no hair regs in ww2 lol

[@bobbycailing607]

A Beretta. Wow😆😆😆

[@ColeBug8]

Don’t worry guys it’s a search and destroy match buck will respawn next round

[@obiwankenobi4989]

All that risk their lives, risk losing their memories.

[@PaulJersey]

A 92 Beretta....? Designed in in 1975.

[@blakepfiester9939]

What's with the berretta

[@taiteserow238]

bruh the chew this of saggy water bandages nice medic skills

[@The_meme_archives11]

Why is he being helped

[@kathrynbostian9412]

Cause not all germans where bad

[@yeoldeyoungin9745]

because the german was a medic pay attention :)

[@NyjahHustonLover345]

Wait why do a medic have a weapon and a m1 garand

[@rozidinosaurus1350]

In ww2 they haven t m9 beretta pistol and german haven t m1 garand but nice film

[@algrayson8965]

Rocky, the Germans had truckloads of Garands. Sherman tanks, too.

[@tommymagnusson]

That was awesome great short film but he had Beretta 🤔

[@GiuseppeSimonetti]

The Germans would not have wasted a tank round on one soldier, they would have used a machine gun on the tank and why the fuck does he have a Beretta M9/92? Even if he had a time accurate Beretta model as an American soldier he wouldn't be carrying an Italian firearm. At least the cigarettes are unfiltered which is correct for the time. Regardless it was a great film and I enjoyed it.

[@cedrickgamer7877]

Push back to Berlin lol great film...

[@weeda221]

Lol everyone beat me to "why does a paratrooper have a baretta m92

[@idk_9964]

Pulls out berreta wtf was that it was so good until he pulled out a 9mm😂

[@charliecarter9684]

My dad was a navy but i like the army

[@Wotdermatter]

There are many things that are incorrect in this film. First, wrong haircut for a US Army person jumping into combat. Second, why would a tank fire a canon at a single soldier? They wouldn't they would use a machine gun. Third, the German wore a Red Cross armband. People, either Ally or Axis, wearing such a device were allowed to carry a weapon. Fourth, the gun was wrapped in new/unused hessian which only a WWII sniper might have employed and then it would be deliberately be darkened. 'nuf sed.

[@yankeefred01]

GET A HAIRCUT, CAPTAIN!!!!

[@hectorcoria3650]

My enemy My friend!

[@homsjourney6793]

Everybody in the comments are talking about the Beretta

[@hellmuthpfeiffer1734]

fuck this Beretta, but film is AMAZING, Bravo!!

[@rudypericolo]

I don't want to be nit-picky but, why is he carrying an M-9 beretta in 1944? And now why is the German sanitator carrying an m1 garand? Wait he shouldn't be carrying a gun at all. Hold up he just explained why he's carrying it after the supposed American captain that should know better just called it a "carbine" This is pretty bad.

[@MarkKratzMC]

German medics liked the M-1 Garand as it made a good platform to hang IV bottles and plasma. That’s a little known fact I just made up. 😂

[@MarkKratzMC]

I had a hard time getting past the haircut while he was exposed in the middle of an open field. Everything after that was moot. And then I thought, maybe he was a time traveler in a parallel universe. And it was all better.

[@rudypericolo]

@@MarkKratzMC haha yeah the "suspending disbelief" can be harder to do in some videos more than others Your parallel universe comment reminded me of these English guys' channel I found recently. They mock on wwii movies w/ a sort of Monty python'esque sense of humor m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGSunKOpeJ6FeKc

[@MANGO-dk9cz]

The German soldier had a fricking M1 Garand

[@algrayson8965]

Germans were handicapped by being issued bolt action rifles. Relatively few had semi-auto or select fire rifles.

[@spidermonkeyth9591]

The shrapnel from the tank shell would've tore him up

[@algrayson8965]

It could have been an AP projectile. Tanks didn't always have a good selection of cartridges aboard.

[@jackwise3367]

Long shaggy hair and armed with a 9MM Beretta?

[@treedao889]

wth is a ww2 soldier doing with an beretta m9. hes supposed to have a m1911

[@nooopenoway4071]

Oops, forgot my 1911. Give me a 92.

[@RussNo1]

So, no one saved Buck.

[@dennisleblanc7933]

Good story but bad Beretta! Buck should have had a 1911 45 cal handgun !

[@trevor4213]

why does the German have a M1 granade

[@weeda221]

granade

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Trevor Kirkwood it's an m2 granade 👀

[@jackwise3367]

You wouldn't carry a canteen of water in front like he has... when he dives for cover, the canteen is liable to break his pelvis. Wear it behind just over the right buttock.

[@bpeyman68]

Did you notice the leggings?

[@uniquenamehere8582]

bury a friend

[@treedao889]

cool story tho

[@allaboutthejourney488]

Hippy needs a haircut