Fury (2014 film)

Fury is a 2014 American war film written, directed, and co-produced by David Ayer.

Fury is a 2014 American war film written, directed, and co-produced by David Ayer. Set in the final weeks of World War II in Europe, it follows a U.S. Army tank crew fighting in Nazi Germany, led by Brad Pitt’s character, Don "Wardaddy" Collier. The film was released in Canada in 2014 and is part of the widely distributed English-language World War II war film canon familiar to Canadian audiences.

Plot

In April 1945, a battle-hardened American tank crew advances through Nazi Germany and takes a new recruit after one crewman is killed. The film follows their dangerous mission, their internal tensions, and their fight to survive against superior enemy forces.

Cast

The film stars Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, and Jon Bernthal. These actors portray the core five-man crew of the Sherman tank Fury.

Production

Fury was written, directed, and co-produced by David Ayer. The film emphasizes the harsh conditions and realism of late-World-War-II armoured combat.

Historical setting

The story is set during the last weeks of the European theatre of World War II, as Allied forces push into Germany. The film uses this setting to portray the desperation and violence of the war’s closing phase.