The Fourth War
1990 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.3
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-01-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (45 votes)
- Box office
- $1,305,887
- Budget
- $14,500,000
Themes
- germany
- cold war
- eastern germany
- border
- czechoslovakia
Cast & crew
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
- NG
Neil Grahn
as Needle-Nose Soldier
Ernie Jackson
as Knowles Driver
Directed by John Frankenheimer