Claim: Shia LaBeouf is a performer.

Fury is a 2014 American war film written and directed by David Ayer . The film stars Brad Pitt , Shia LaBeouf , Logan Lerman , Michael Peña , Jon Bernthal and Jason Isaacs . The film portrays US tank crews in Nazi Germany during the final days of World War II . Ayer was influenced by the service of veterans in his family and by reading books , such as Belton Y. Cooper 's Death Traps , about American armored units in World War II and the high casualty rates suffered by tank crews in Europe . Ayer aimed for a greater degree of realism in the film than in other World War II dramas .   Production began in early September 2013 in Hertfordshire , England followed by principal photography on September 30 , 2013 , in Oxfordshire . Filming continued for a month and a half at different locations , which included the city of Oxford , and concluded on November 13 . Fury was released on October 17 , 2014 .