When Trumpets Fade (1998)
Directed by John Irvin
Genres - Drama, War, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Combat Films, War Epic |
Release Date - Jun 27, 1998 (USA) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - Hungary, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
John Irvin directed this gripping and effective WWII drama set amid the carnage and slaughter of the Hurtgen Forest battle when the Allies moved on toward Germany in the fall of 1944. Private Manning (Ron Eldard) hopes for a Section 8 switch away from the frontline combat, but when he's the only survivor of his platoon, Captain Pritchett (Martin Donovan) is so impressed he upgrades Manning to sergeant. This irritates Sgt. Talbot (Dylan Bruno) who views Manning as a coward. Manning is put in charge of a group of awkward recruits, including the clumsy Sanderson (Zak Orth), as the Allies prepare to take a key location, a well-defended bridge. Shown at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival, this television production had its HBO premiere on June 27, 1998.
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Allies, America, battle [war], battlefield, forest, land-war, military, platoon, sergeant, soldier, troops, world-war