The Fourth War (1990) ( The 4th War )

The Fourth War (1990) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The 4th War
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Frankenheimer

Written By:
Stephen Peters

Actors:
Roy Scheider ..... Col. Jack Knowles
Jürgen Prochnow ..... Col. Valachev
Tim Reid ..... Lt. Col. Clark
Lara Harris ..... Elena
Harry Dean Stanton ..... Gen. Hackworth
Dale Dye ..... Sergeant Major
Bill MacDonald ..... MP Corporal
David Palffy ..... Gawky Soldier
Neil Grahn ..... Needle-Nose Soldier
Ernie Jackson ..... Knowles Driver
Ron Campbell ..... Young US Soldier
John Dodds ..... Defector
Richard Durven ..... Young Soldier
Harold Hecht Jr. ..... Dwayne

Synopsis:

The Fourth War finds director John Frankenheimer delving into the same Cold-war territory he'd previously cultivated in films like The Manchurian Candidate. Col. Jack Knowles (Roy Scheider), serving at a faraway post on the German-Czech border, carries on a personal war with his Soviet counterpart, Colonel Valachev (Jurgen Prochnow). Both have been hardened by past combat experiences, and both have been embittered by the exigencies of red tape, bureaucracy, and diplomatic deal-making. Their friendly rivalry snowballs (literally so!) into a guerilla-like combat situation, culminating in a one-on-one showdown. It's essentially a shaggy dog story, but a compelling one. Based on a novel by Stephen Peters, The Fourth War was given surprisingly short shrift by Cannon Films' distribution channels.

Can a war veteran survive when there is no war? Hardly so. And it is all the more difficult when there are two war heroes! Posted on each side of the Czech-West German border, US colonel Jack Knowles and his Soviet counterpart Colonel Valachev, have been champing at the bit since Gorbachev launched his Glasnost policy. Fortunately for them, a serious border incident (the killing of a defector) will allow them to resume war. A private war first, but a war that will involve a serious troop confrontation. Bad for Gorbachev, good for the two sworn enemies who had been craving for action...

Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 18 March, 2015.