The Fourth War (1990)

03/08/1990 (US) • 1h 31m

Drama, Thriller

Two proud heroes with no one left to fight... But each other.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Roy Scheider

Col. Jack Knowles

Jürgen Prochnow

Col. Valachev

Tim Reid

Lt. Col. Clark

Harry Dean Stanton

Gen. Hackworth

Dale Dye

Sergeant Major

David Palffy

Gawky Soldier

Neil Grahn

Needle-Nose Soldier


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,305,887.00

Keywords

germany

cold war

eastern germany

border

czechoslovakia

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