The Fourth War

The Fourth War (1990)

5.2/10 91 min Dir: John Frankenheimer View on TMDB
Drama Thriller

Cold 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.

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
  • William MacDonald as MP Corporal
  • David Palffy as Gawky Soldier

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