The Fourth War
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5.3Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.
Released: 1990-01-1291 minDir: John FrankenheimerDrama, Thriller
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Col. Jack Knowles
- Jürgen Prochnow as Col. Valachev
- Tim Reid as Lt. Col. Clark
- Lara Harris as Elena
- Harry Dean Stanton as Gen. Hackworth
- Dale Dye as Sergeant Major
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Key dates
- Published
- 8 March 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Cold War
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Cast member
- Dale Dye
- Composer
- Bill Conti
- Cinematographer
- Gerry Fisher
- Narrative location
- Germany